Rains was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1941 to 1944. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1945 to 1965.
Sparks was a judge of the inferior court of Barbour County, Alabama from 1911 to 1915, and he was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1919 to 1923 and from 1931 to 1939. He served as governor of Alabama from 1943 to 1947.
Sparks was a judge of the inferior court of Barbour County, Alabama from 1911 to 1915, and he was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1919 to 1923 and from 1931 to 1939. He served as governor of Alabama from 1943 to 1947.
Left to right on the front row: Mrs. Callie C. Jackson, Mrs. Mary Bell Cummings, Principal [?] G. Franklin Lewis, Miss Ethel Crittendon, Mrs. Helen C. Emory, and Mr. Albert Eugene Fews. Left to right on the back row: Mrs. Timmie Leslie Lowe...
"Simpson campaigned in every county in Alabama during his senate races. He kept good records of his supporters in each county in a small black book like the one in his back pocket in this photograph."
"Simpson enjoyed the rough and tumble of the hustings and the political stage. He campaigned in every county in Alabama during his races for the U.S. Senate."