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Name of person: Chris Sheats
=Born: April tenth 1839, and died in1904= =Hometown: Walker County= =Best Known For: He said no to secedeing= =Biography: Sheats was elected a member of the secession convention in 1860 but refused to sign the ordinence of secesstion.He served as member of the Alabama House of Representatives in 1861and expeled for his Adherence to the Union in 1862. He was imprisoned on a charge oftreason by the Confederate authorities, but could not obtain trial, and was not released until after the close of the Civil War.= =Interesting Facts: He was the mayor of Decatur. Qoutes: Unkown= =References: Chris Sheats The Man Who Refused to secede.=