Theodore Martin Alexander, Sr., was born March 7, 1909, in Montgomery, Alabama, the third child of James and Hattie Alexander. He passed away in 2001 in Fulton County, Georgia. He attended high school at Morehouse Academy in Atlanta, Georgia and graduated from Morehouse College with honors in 1931, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration. He was honored by Morehouse College with an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree in 1970.

Mr. Alexander has been a leader in the Atlanta insurance industry and community activities for more than 50 years. In addition to founding his own insurance agency in 1931, he established the Southeastern Fidelity Fire and Casualty Company in 1951 and served as Executive Vice President and Managing Officer until the company was prematurely sold in 1967. Southeastern Fidelity Company provided more than $50,000,000 of property protection for its client groups, and was the first Black-owned multi-line insurance company.

Recognizing the absence of Black representation in electoral politics in both the City of Atlanta and the State of Georgia for more than 90 years, Mr. Alexander embarked upon an ambitious effort and ran for the office of City Alderman in 1957 and for the State Senate in 1961. Although unsuccessful in each of these bids, his actions provided the motivation for other Blacks to become involved in seeking election of public office, thus paving the foundation for not only the first elected Mayor of the City of Atlanta, but also for numerous other elected positions throughout the South.

In addition to serving as the President of his insurance agency, T.M. Alexander & Company, Inc., with major offices in Atlanta, Georgia and Washington, D.C., Mr. Alexander has also served as an Adjunct Professor of Insurance at Howard University, Washington, D.C. Over the years, he has remained a pillar of the community and has assisted numerous other Blacks in gaining responsible positions in both the private and public sectors.

Mr. Alexander has been an active participant in many professional and other organizations. Included are: He was an original partner in MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) Insurance Managers, helping design the insurance program in 1975. They served as Secretary and Member of the Executive Committee and Board of Trustees of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, and were also a Member of the Executive Committee and Board of the Atlanta University Center Corporation. Their leadership extended to serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Butler Street YMCA in Atlanta for 15 years, while also being a member of the Executive Committee.

Additional roles included Vice Chairman of the City of Atlanta Ethics Committee, Chairman of the Citizens Advisory Committee on Urban Renewal and Development in Atlanta, and Assistant Treasurer as well as a member of the Executive Committee of the Atlanta Community Chest for three years. They were a Charter Member and former Chairman of the Board for Senior Citizens of Metropolitan Atlanta and a former member of the Community Relations Commission of Atlanta.

They were affiliated with several prominent organizations, including Sigma Pi Phi National Fraternity, the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and the Atlanta Association of Independent Insurance Agents. As a former Member of the Board, Secretary-Treasurer, and Loan Officer of the Mutual Federal Savings and Loan Association, they also played a key role in the financial community.

Their affiliations extended nationally and politically as a Member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, a Charter Member of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers, and a Member of the Board of Directors of the Boys' Clubs of Greater Washington. They were a member of the Council of 100 Black Republicans and served on the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation, a Senate-confirmed Presidential appointment.

A committed Republican, they were a Member of the Republican National Committee, the President's Club, the Club of 100, and the Republican Inner Circle Senatorial Committee. A lifetime Republican, they were also a personal friend and supporter of former President George Bush and Jack Kemp, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Mr. Alexander is married to Dr. Lenora Cole-Alexander, former director of the Women's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor who is presently President of LCA and Associates, Inc., and Commonwealth Professor of Public Affairs at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. Their three children are Theodore Martin, Jr. (deceased), Alvia Elizabeth, and Dorothy Gwendolyn.