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GEORGIA AND GEORGIANS 2973to a recognition oMthe broad-minded statesmanship and patriotic ability ofthe greatest man w^o has occupied the White House since Washington."And E. T. Brown's talent and loyalty to party and people is not confined to the polifflal arena, but being a successful and clear-sighted businessman and financier, he has been able to render inestimable service by his connection with the Reserve Bank, one of the most important measures enactedfor the relief and protection of the people and business interests since theestablishment of our American Republic. The preeminent success of thishighly important democratic measure is due to the untiring work and business discernment of Mr. Brown, backed and assisted as he was by other ablemembers of the board. The value of his services is recognized and appreciatedby every one familiar with the organization and working of the board." E. T. Brown has never failed when called upon to do battle for his peopleand his party, and he has made a success of whatever and everything he hasever undertaken. The democratic party owes E. T. Brown a debt of gratitude that every one familiar with his work fully appreciates. He has done asmuch, if not more, than any man in Georgia or the entire South in championing the cause of democracy and defending the administration against theattacks of enemies at home or abroad.'' And the entire life of Mr. Brown, since a young man in college, has beenspotless and no one today stands higher in the confidence, admiration andesteem of the entire people."ALEXANDER JAMES ALMAND. The demands of the war between the statescaused changes in the lives of many youths, both of the South and the North,even among those still too young to enter the ranks of the armies at the front,but who were forced to assume responsibilities formerly placed only on theshoulders of those of mature years. The Civil war had much to do with shaping the career of Alexander James Almand, and while it deprived him of anadvanced education, in exchange it gave him a spirit of self reliance and confidence, which in the years that have followed have been a valuable asset tohim in his advancement to a position among the leading business men of DeKalb County.Mr. Almand was born in Newton County, Georgia, March 8, 1852, and isa son of J. T. and Cynthia A. (Chapin) Almand, and a member of a family,which in its several branches is located in various counties of Georgia, whereits members are found prominent in the professions and in business and publiclife. J. T. Almand was born in Newton County, Georgia, in 1827, and withthe exception of two years in Arkansas and the time he served as a Confederate soldier his entire life was passed in the Cracker state. He was a farmerby vocation, and was a man of family when the war between the states cameon, but enlisted for service in the Forty-second Georgia Infantry, with whichhe continued to serve until the close of the war. Returning then to his farm,he continued to supervise its operation until his sudden death, in 1900, at theage of seventy-three years. Mrs. Almand, also a native of Georgia diedJanuary 29, 1916. She was a member of the Baptist Church, to which herhusband also belonged. They were the parents of ten children: AlexanderJames, of this notice; George Washington, who is retired from active pursuitsand resides at Marietta, Georgia; Ella, who died in 1896, as the wife of A. T.Young; Martha, who is the wife of P. H. Townsend, of Atlanta; BenjaminFranklin, also a resident of that city; Francis Marion, who likewise residesat the Georgia capital; Saline, who is the wife of T. B. Howard, a farmer ofDe Kalb County; William T., who lives in Florida; Zuma, who is the wife ofJ. W. Weeks, a farmer of De Kalb County; and Zaphonia Jefferson, whoresides at Lithonia.Alexander James Almand attended the "old field" school in NewtonCounty, and had intended to take a college course, but the absence of hisVol. VI 13 ,