Preliminary Report on the Tertiary Fossils of Alabama and Mississippi by Truman Heminway Aldrich

Preliminary Report on the Tertiary Fossils of Alabama and Mississippi by Truman Heminway Aldrich

Truman Heminway Aldrich

1848-1932

Truman Heminway Aldrich was born in Palmyra, New York. After attending a military academy in West Chester, Pennsylvania, he pursued higher education, earning a master's degree in engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1869. Initially practicing engineering in New York for two years, Aldrich later made a significant move to Selma, Alabama. He then became an executive of the Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company and went on to establish the Cahaba Coal Mining Company. In 1894, Aldrich entered the political arena as the Republican candidate for the U.S. Congress, earning a seat near the end of the first session of the 54th Congress. Additionally, he served as the postmaster of Birmingham from 1911 to 1915. Truman Heminway Aldrich passed away in 1932.

Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://alabamaauthors.org

1886

Preliminary Report on the Tertiary Fossils of Alabama and Mississippi. Montgomery, AL; Geological Survey of Alabama, 1886.

AL Book Collection

Aldrich, Truman Heminway, “Preliminary Report on the Tertiary Fossils of Alabama and Mississippi by Truman Heminway Aldrich,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed November 8, 2026, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/24762.