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'''John McQueen''' (born [[February 9]], [[1863]] in South Carolina; died [[February 23]], [[1921]]) | '''John McQueen''' (born [[February 9]], [[1863]] in South Carolina; died [[February 23]], [[1921]]) was a state legislator, prosecutor, judge, and owner of the [[Birmingham Barons]]. | ||
McQueen was the son of South Carolina congressman John McQueen and his second wife, the former Sarah Pickens. The family lost their home in the [[Civil War]] and the elder McQueen succumbed to apoplexy in [[1869]]. Sarah brought her children to Eutaw, in Greene County, Alabama the following year. | McQueen was the son of South Carolina congressman John McQueen and his second wife, the former Sarah Pickens. The family lost their home in the [[Civil War]] and the elder McQueen succumbed to apoplexy in [[1869]]. Sarah brought her children to Eutaw, in Greene County, Alabama the following year. | ||
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John McQueen (born February 9, 1863 in South Carolina; died February 23, 1921) was a state legislator, prosecutor, judge, and owner of the Birmingham Barons.
McQueen was the son of South Carolina congressman John McQueen and his second wife, the former Sarah Pickens. The family lost their home in the Civil War and the elder McQueen succumbed to apoplexy in 1869. Sarah brought her children to Eutaw, in Greene County, Alabama the following year.
John McQueen attended public schools and then earned a bachelor of laws at the University of Alabama in 1883. He partnered with S. H. Sprott and John Altman in Livingston, but was soon hired away as solicitor for Walker County. After a year and a half he left that job to form a partnership with G. W. Hewitt in Jasper. Hewitt, who had served in the 45th United States Congress until 1879 was returned to Washington in the 1884 general election. McQueen moved his practice to Birmingham in 1890 and partnered again with Altman.
McQueen was elected to represent Jefferson County in the Alabama State Legislature in 1892. He also served in that capacity in 1894-95 and 1897-98 and was made Speaker of the House for one term.
In 1898 McQueen accepted an appointment to serve as assistant prosecutor for Jefferson County. He resigned in 1901 to return to private practice. He married the former Caroline McBeal that year. In 1904 he won the Democratic nomination for solicitor for the 10th Judicial Circuit of Alabama and served two six-year terms. In 1915 he began serving as Judge for the Jefferson County Municipal Court.
McQueen was an early promoter of the Southern League and owned the Birmingham Barons during their pennant-winning 1892 season. He was also a founder of the Choctaw Bend Hunting & Fishing Club and one of the founders of the Southern Club. He was also a Royal Arch Mason and Knight of Pythias. His brother, James, was president of the Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Company.
McQueen died in 1921 and is buried near his mother and brothers in Mesopotamia Cemetery in Greene County.
References
- Dubose, Joel Campbell (1904) Notable men of Alabama: Personal and Genealogical Vol. 2. Atlanta, Georgia: Southern Historical Association
- Moore, Daniel Decatur (1922) Men of the South: A Work for the Newspaper Reference Library. Southern Biographical Association