Truman H. Aldrich

Truman H. Aldrich
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Alabama's 9th district
In office
June 9, 1896 – March 4, 1897
Preceded byOscar W. Underwood
Succeeded byOscar W. Underwood
Personal details
Born
Truman Heminway Aldrich

(1848-10-17)October 17, 1848
Palmyra, New York
DiedApril 28, 1932(1932-04-28) (aged 83)
Birmingham, Alabama
SpouseAnna Morrison
Alma materRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Professioncivil engineer, paleontologist

Truman Heminway Aldrich (October 17, 1848 – April 28, 1932) was a civil engineer, a mining company executive, and a paleontologist, and briefly served in the United States House of Representatives and as Postmaster of Birmingham. He is the sole Republican ever to represent Alabama's 9th congressional district, which existed from 1893 to 1963. His brother William F. Aldrich also represented Alabama in Congress, serving three partial terms during 1896–1901 from Alabama's 4th congressional district.


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