About Tristram Benjamin Bethea
Lived 1810 – 1876 (aged 66). Tristram Benjamin Bethea was an American lawyer and politician.
Tristram Benjamin Bethea (April 12, 1810 – September 6, 1876) was an Alabama lawyer and politician. He was born in South Carolina, and moved to Alabama at an early age. He served several terms in the Alabama Legislature.
Early life Bethea was born on April 12, 1810, in Marion County, South Carolina. His paternal ancestors were early French Huguenot settlers of South Carolina. He came with his parents to Claiborne, Alabama during his childhood. His father died a premature death. As a consequence, he had a simple early education. He then read law under Arthur P. Bagby in Claiborne and later under C. M. Conrad in New Orleans.
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Tristram Benjamin Bethea was born on 12 April 1810 in Marion County.
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Tristram Benjamin Bethea died on 6 September 1876 in Montgomery County.
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Tristram Benjamin Bethea was a lawyer and politician.
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