The Political Graveyard: Brown-McMillin-Oliver-Wells family of Tennessee

Brown-McMillin-Oliver-Wells family of Tennessee

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Neill Smith Brown (1810-1886) — also known as Neill S. Brown — of Tennessee. Born in Giles County, Tenn., April 18, 1810. Brother of John Calvin Brown. Governor of Tennessee, 1847-49; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1850-53. Died January 30, 1886. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
John Calvin Brown (1827-1889) — also known as John C. Brown — of Pulaski, Giles County, Tenn. Born in Giles County, Tenn., January 6, 1827. Brother of Neill Smith Brown; father-in-law of Benton McMillin. Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Governor of Tennessee, 1871-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1876. Died in Red Boiling Springs, Macon County, Tenn., August 17, 1889. Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Pulaski, Tenn.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Benton McMillin (1845-1933) — of Carthage, Smith County, Tenn. Born in Monroe County, Ky., September 11, 1845. Son-in-law of John Calvin Brown; married to Lucille Foster McMillin; father of Ellionor Foster McMillin (daughter-in-law of Joseph Doty Oliver). Democrat. Member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1875-77; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1879-99; Governor of Tennessee, 1899-1903; U.S. Minister to Peru, 1913-19; Guatamala, 1919-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1928. Died January 8, 1933. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article.
George Ford (1846-1917) — of St. Joseph County, Ind. Born in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind., January 11, 1846. Married, November 25, 1885, to Josephine Oliver (died 1914); brother-in-law of Joseph Doty Oliver. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1885-87; superior court judge in Indiana, 1914. Died in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind., August 30, 1917. Interment at Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
- See also: congressional biography.
Joseph Doty Oliver (1850-1933) — also known as Joseph D. Oliver; J. D. Oliver — of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind. Born in Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Ind., August 20, 1850. Son of James Oliver and Susan (Doty) Oliver; brother-in-law of George Ford; married to Anna Gertrude Wells; father of Joseph Doty Oliver, Jr. (son-in-law of Benton McMillin) and James Oliver II. Republican. Chairman, Oliver Farm Equipment Company; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1884, 1912. Presbyterian. Died August 6, 1933. Entombed at Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
Lucille Foster McMillin — also known as Lucille Foster; Mrs. Benton McMillin — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Married to Benton McMillin. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1924; member, U.S. Civil Service Commission, 1945. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
James Oliver II (1885-1944) — of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind. Born November 3, 1885. Son of Joseph Doty Oliver and Anna Gertude (Wells) Oliver; married to Louise Yarrington. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1936 (alternate), 1940. Suffered a heart attack and died, at the Claypool Hotel, Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., May 19, 1944. Entombed at Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.

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