Background
Terry was born October 7, 1945, in Mobile, Alabama, United States. He was the son of L. L. and Bess (Horne) Alford.
Alford worked at Northern Virginia Community College from 1972.
Alford worked at Georgetown University.
Terry L. studied at Mississippi State University.
Alford worked at Northern Virginia Community College from 1972.
Alford worked at Georgetown University.
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Terry was born October 7, 1945, in Mobile, Alabama, United States. He was the son of L. L. and Bess (Horne) Alford.
Terry attended Mississippi State University and received Bachelor of Arts in 1966, Master of Arts in 1967, Philosophiae Doctor in 1970.
For two years from 1971 Terry L. was professor of history and trustee in Students’ College of Arts and Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia. From 1972 he was professor of history at Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale. Later he moved to Georgetown University, where was aguest curator, Lincoln Assassination Exhibit, (1985-86) and lecturer from 1986.
At Booth Exhumation Trial (Baltimore) he was Expert witness in 1995. Then he held the positions in Lincoln Institute of the Mid-Atlantic, Time-Life Books’ “Civil War” series, and to ABC News.
Quotations: Terry Alford told CA: “I enjoy biography more than any other form of history. It is essentially story-telling, and that’s what first gathered the villagers around the fire many years ago.”
Terry was a member of Manuscript Society, Organization of American Historians, Surratt Society, Lincoln Group of District of Columbia.
Terry L. Alford married Jeanette Stewart in 1969. Their children: Jane, David, Carey.
