Anniston in Calhoun County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Governor Thomas E. Kilby

1865-1943

Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, September 14, 2010

1. Governor Thomas E. Kilby Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Outstanding local industrialist as President, Kilby Steel Company; Chairman, Board of Directors, Alabama Pipe Company; President, City National and Anniston National Banks. Served as Mayor of Anniston (1905-09); State Senator (1911-15); Lieutenant Governor (1915-19); Governor of Alabama (1919-23).

His administration as Governor of Alabama notable for sound business principles, for prison reform, for advancement and expansion of charitable institutions, and for constitutional amendments which provided state bond issues for highway and bridge development and for building the State Docks in Mobile.

Governor Kilby was a member of Grace Episcopal Church and a member of the vestry. His interment is on the hill near fence at Highland Cemetery.

Erected 2001 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 33° 39.419′ N, 85° 48.877′

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W. Marker is in Anniston, Alabama, in Calhoun County. Marker is on East 10th Street west of Kirkwood Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Marker is located next to the east entrance to Highland Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Anniston AL 36207, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Temple Beth El Section Hillside Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Anniston Memorial Hospital (approx. half a mile away); Historic Woodstock 5K Start (approx. 0.6 miles away); Grace Episcopal Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Calhoun County World War I Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Tyrus Raymond Cobb (approx. 0.7 miles away); Parker Memorial Baptist Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); “Spirit of the American Doughboy” (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Anniston.

Also see . . . Thomas E. Kilby (1919-23). Encyclopedia of Alabama website entry (Submitted on September 20, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Governor Thomas E. Kilby image. Click for full size.

Alabama Department of Archives and History, January 12, 2004

2. Governor Thomas E. Kilby

Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, September 14, 2010

3. Governor Thomas E. Kilby Marker

Governor Thomas E. Kilby Marker at Highland Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, September 14, 2010

4. Governor Thomas E. Kilby Marker at Highland Cemetery

The Kilby Family Plot image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, September 14, 2010

5. The Kilby Family Plot

Governor Thomas E. Kilby Grave Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, September 14, 2010

6. Governor Thomas E. Kilby Grave Site

Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,425 times since then and 87 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 15, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.