Tuscaloosa native Samuel Minturn Peck (1854-1938) was the first Poet Laureate of Alabama, assuming the office in 1930 and receiving official confirmation in 1931. He served until his death in 1938 and published a number of poetry collections and short stories.
Samuel Peck
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