Civic Leader

Nickname:

Tom & W.T.

Born:

August 30, 1894, Lincoln County, Tennessee

Died:

June 9, 1991, Huntsville, Alabama

Buried:

Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Alabama

Residence:

303 Lincoln Street SE

Notes:

•  Son of Mary Elizabeth "Mollie E." "Mary Ellen" Wilson (1867-1933) and John Alexander Galloway (1856 - 1940) - Ancestry.com

•  Married Elizabeth Latham (Jan. 16, 1898 - March 16, 1988) in Madison County, Alabama. Marriage recorded December 13, 1919 (the actual wedding date might not be exactly the same.) - MCRC Marriage Records

•  When he enlisted for the World War I Draft Registration, he was listed as a Student, Chem. Engineering at Alabama Poly. Inst., Auburn, AL - Ancestry.com

•  Served in World War I - Record

•  An officer in the Madison County Credit and Adjustment Bureau. - Record

•  Began the Galloway Coal Company in 1921. - Record

•  On the Board of Education from 1941-1951. - Record

•  The Madison County Community Chest, Incorporated, was formed officially on August 20, 1943 when a representative committee met at the Service Club. W. T. Galloway was on the first board of directors. - Sesquicentennial

•  Charter member of Huntsville Shrine Club - Sesquicentennial

•  Tom Galloway was mentioned at least fourteen times in the Rotary's history book.
     Some tasks seemed more important than others. This is an example of smaller task: "New President Moore on Sept. 26 appointed Dr. McKissack to chair a committee composed of Tom Galloway and Buddy Quinn 'to investigate the matter of welcome signs to be placed at the entrance of the city on various highways.'"
     Other responsibilities included secretary, delegate to the international convention, local president (1942-1943), and Paul Harris Fellow (1981-82). - Easterling

•  "Boy Scout Commissioner, 1926; Treasurer, Tennessee Valley Council Boy Scouts, 1944-5; Co-Chairman, Red Cross Drive; President, Southeastern Retail Coal Association, 1944; Board of Directors, American Coal Association, 1944-1948; Charter Member Jaycees, 1921; Vice President, Alabama- Jaycees, 1926; President, Rotary, 1942-3; President, Chamber of Commerce, 1951; President, Shrine Club, 1950; Member, Huntsville Board of Education, 1938-1948; Member, Hospital Board of Control, 5 years; Fuel Administrator for 20 Counties WWII; Board of Directors, First Federal Savings, 1951-present; President, YMCA, 1949-1951; Board of Directors, YMCA, 18 years; Board of Contract Review Arsenal, 1951-2, Third Vice President, Alabama Jaycees, 1928." - Record


Related Links:

•  Ancestry.com - Page owed by l_mccartney and can be viewed only with an Ancestry.com paid subscription. (Originally found at http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/34074085/person/19656027087.)

•  Easterling - 75 Years of Service: A History of The Huntsville Rotary Club, by Bill Easterling, 1992, pages 25, 32, 33, 34, 35. 41, 45, 49.

•  Find a Grave - Page created by Bobbie Christian and maintained by Gene Hill. Photo of the tombstone added by Susan Bennett

•  MCRC Marriage Records - Madison County Records Center Marriage Records

•  Record - A Dream Come True: The Story of Madison County and Incidentally of Alabama and the United States, Volume II, by James Record, 1978, pages 169, 184, 206, 379, 673.

•  Sesquicentennial - Commemorative Album, Celebrating our City's Sesquicentennial of Progress, Huntsville, Alabama, by James E. Taylor, General Chairman, 1955, pages 87, 108, 198, 202, 217.

The Following Pages Link to this Page:
•  303 Lincoln Street SE
•  Record
•  Sesquicentennial