Biography:

Lawyer, legislator. Born– October 10, 1864, in Greensboro, Ala. Parents– Miles Hassell and Susan Callie (Gibson) Yerby. Married– Mabel Taylor. Children– Two. Education– Southern University, Greensboro; studied printing, law. Published Greensboro Watchman, 1886-; president, Alabama Press Association 1901-1904. Admitted to bar, 1893; city attorney, councilman and mayor, Greensboro; state legislator. Died November 15, 1940.

Source:

Alabama Past Leaders.

Publication(s):

History of Greensboro, Alabama, From Its Earliest Settlement. Montgomery, Ala.; Paragon Press, 1908.