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Craig, George H

soldier, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Dec. 25, 1848, in Cahaba, Ala. He was promoted to first lieutenant of infantry, and as such, in 1863, again entered the confederate service, serving until the end of the war. He was appointed, in 1874, judge of the first judicial circuit to fill an unexpired term; and was elected, in 1874, judge of the first judicial circuit for six years, served the term out, and retired to practice in Selma. He was elected to the forty-eighth congress.

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