Joel Campbell DuBose (December 17, 1855 - March 7, 1917), also written Joel Campbell Du Bose was an educator, author, and state legislator in Alabama from 1903 to 1907.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Early life and education
editDuBose was born December 17, 1855, in Sumter County, Alabama, the son of Benjamin, a school teacher, and his wife Sarah. DuBose attended the University of Alabama, earning his bachelor's degree in 1878, then his master's of art in 1882.[7]
Career
editWith Alabama historian Thomas F. Owen, he founded the Gulf States Historical Magazine, a bi-monthly journal publishing on the history of the Gulf Coast of the United States, in 1902. Owen was the magazine's first editor, while DuBose was the business manager. He took over as editor the second year, but lacking financial or institutional support the magazine folded.[8]
Publications
edit- Notable men of Alabama : personal and genealogical, with portraits
- Sketches of Alabama History
- Alabama History, textbook used in Alabama schools for decades
Personal life
editDuBose married Alice Thomas in August 1883 and had seven children together.[7] DuBose died March 7, 1917.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Alabama Authors » Blog Archive » DuBOSE, JOEL CAMPBELL, 1855-1917".
- ^ "Books That Are Read". Birmingham Post-Herald. November 10, 1910. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Alabama Historical Society (1904). Transactions of the Alabama Historical Society. Alabama Historical Society. pp. 26–27.
- ^ Ziegler, Edith (2010-10-06). Schools in the Landscape: Localism, Cultural Tradition, and the Development of Alabama's Public Education System, 1865-1915. University of Alabama Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-8173-1709-6.
- ^ The Alabama Review. University of Alabama Press for Alabama Historical Association. 1948. p. 60.
- ^ Le Grand, Duard (February 15, 1969). "Erasure Of Mr. Rapier From Alabama History". Birmingham-Post Herald. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Boles, W.J. (December 17, 1933). "The Date In Alabama History". The Birmingham News. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Stephenson, Wendell H. (1948). "Some Pioneer Alabama Historians: III. Thomas M. Owen". The Alabama Review. 1–2: 45–62.
- ^ "Joel Campbell DuBose". The Montgomery Advertiser. March 9, 1917. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
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