Richmond Pearson Hobson

Hale County native Richmond Pearson Hobson (1870-1937) was a lauded war hero of the Spanish-American war who later represented Alabama in the U.S. House of Representatives, promoting Prohibition, voting rights, and education issues.

Portrait of Navy hero and Alabama Congressman Richmond Pearson Hobson
Courtesy of the Library of Congress
Portrait of Navy hero and Alabama Congressman Richmond Pearson Hobson