Shelby A. Laxson
Shelby Allen Laxson Sr., also known as Billy Laxson, was an American politician who served as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1966 to 1970.
Life
Laxson was born on January 16, 1913, to Walter Robert Laxson and Carrie Sewell in Huntsville, Alabama. He was educated at the University of Alabama. He married Valerie Vernon on July 21, 1934. They had 4 children together, one of them dying in 1964.Laxson worked for 30 years as a cotton broker for the Laxson Cotton Company, a family owned business. In his later life he worked as a real estate broker. For 20 years he served as chairman of the Madison County Democratic Executive Committee. He served terms in the Alabama Senate and Alabama House of Representatives.
He died in Huntsville on February 22, 1982, at the age of 69. The cause of death was suicide from a self inflicted gun shot wound to the stomach.