John Barratt Rudolph was born in Benton, Ala.., October 10, 1837. He was graduated in 1856 and married Miss Virginia Blount July 2, 1856. He was a delegate to the state convention of Alabama. He enlisted as captain in the 10th Alabama regiment of cavalry in 1862 and rose to the rank of Major and later Colonel, November 27, 1864. He lost his left arm at the battle of New Hope Church on May 27, 1864. After the war he moved to Pleasant Hill, Ala., where he was Justice of the Peace for Dallas County, Ala., and Tax Assessor in 1890-92. He became president and also a trustee of the Pleasant Hill Academy. He attended the Atlanta Convention in 1906 and the Atlantic City Convention in 1909. He died at Pleasant Hill, Ala., April 13, 1910, and was buried there.

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