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  1. Alfred Huger Moses was born to a Jewish family in 1840 in Charleston, South Carolina, the oldest son of Adeline and Levy Moses. [1] In 1860, he graduated from the College of Charleston and moved to Montgomery, Alabama where he apprenticed in a local law office. [1] During the Civil War, he served as the clerk of the Confederate District Court ...

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    • President of the Sheffield Land, Iron and Coal Company, First mayor of Sheffield, Alabama
  2. Alfred Huger Moses, industrial visionary ... Alfred Moses had higher ambitions than to remain in an atmosphere unfavorable to Jews and commercial enterprise. In 1860, at age twenty, after ...

  3. Alfred Huger Moses was responsible for the establishment of Sheffield, Alabama. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he moved to Alabama after serving in the Confederate Army where he achieved the rank of Captain. HIs wife, Katherine, five children, and brother moved to the area with him. He hoped to create an industrial mecca much as Sheffield ...

  4. Alfred Huger Moses was responsible for the layout of the residential, business, and industrial areas of Sheffield, Alabama, which was incorporated in 1895. He named Montgomery Avenue after Montgomery, Alabama where he and his family had lived (and where he and his wife are buried) before moving to Sheffield.

  5. Alfred Huger Moses and his brother, Mordecai, were largely responsible for the founding of Sheffield, Alabama. They named the city after Sheffield, England hoping for similar success in industrialization. The sales of 500 lots for the establishment of Sheffield, Alabama was a three day event starting on May 8th, 1884.

  6. Alfred Huger Moses Birth 16 Sep 1840. Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA Death 24 May 1918 (aged 77) Burial. Oakwood Cemetery. Montgomery, ...

  7. Mayor Alfred Huger Moses . Alfred Huger Moses was responsible for the establishment of Sheffield, Alabama. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he moved to Alabama after serving in the Confederate Army where he achieved the rank of Captain. HIs wife, Katherine, five children, and brother moved to the area with him. He h... Full description