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Julius Caesar Alford (May 10, 1799 – January 1, 1863) was anAmerican slave owner,[1][2] politician, soldier and lawyer.
Born inGreensboro, Georgia, in 1799, Alford studied law, gained admission to the state bar in 1809, and began practicing law inLagrange, Georgia.
Alford served in theGeorgia House of Representatives and was a company commander during theCreek War. He was elected as anAnti-JacksonianRepresentative from Georgia to the24th United States Congress to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation ofGeorge W. Towns. Alford served the remainder of that term from January 2, 1837, to March 3, 1837, and lost his reelection bid in 1836 to the25th Congress. While serving in Congress in 1837, he called for a petition for the abolition of slavery in theDistrict of Columbia by 22 slaves to be burnt, leading to the Gag Rule on slavery petitions.[3] He also supported the forced removal of Creek Native American tribes from their land.[2]
Alford successfully ran for a term in the26th Congress as aWhig and was re-elected to a second term for the27th Congress. He resigned in the midst of that latter term and served from March 4, 1839, to October 1, 1841.
After moving toTuskegee, Alabama, Alford next moved nearMontgomery, Alabama. He was a delegate to the Union convention at Montgomery in 1852 and returned to practicing law. He lost an 1855 campaign to represent Alabama in the34th U.S. Congress. Alford was a member of the Alabama secession convention in 1861 which passed theOrdinance of Secession. He died on hisplantation near Montgomery on January 1, 1863, and was buried there.
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