The Political Graveyard: Cumberland County, Tenn.

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Cumberland County
Tennessee

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Cumberland County

Index to Locations

Crossville Green Acres Memorial Gardens

Newton Cemetery No. 2
Cumberland County, Tennessee

Politicians buried here:
	Brownlow R. Wyatt (d. 1953) — also known as B. R. Wyatt — of Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tenn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1944 (alternate), 1952; candidate for Tennessee state senate 9th District, 1946. Died in 1953. Interment at Newton Cemetery No. 2.

Crossville City Cemetery
Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee

Politicians buried here:

Charles Edward Snodgrass (1866-1936) — of Crossville, Cumberland County, Tenn. Born near Sparta, White County, Tenn., December 28, 1866. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1899-1903. Died in Crossville, Cumberland County, Tenn., August 3, 1936 (age 69 years, 219 days). Interment at Crossville City Cemetery.

		Relatives: Nephew of Henry Clay Snodgrass.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Thomas Raymond Shadden (1920-2000) — of Crossville, Cumberland County, Tenn. Born in Morgan County, Tenn., January 17, 1920. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Tennessee state house of representatives; member of Tennessee state senate. Died April 22, 2000 (age 80 years, 96 days). Interment at Crossville City Cemetery.

Green Acres Memorial Gardens
Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee

Politicians buried here:

John Ridley Mitchell (1877-1962) — also known as John R. Mitchell — of Cookeville, Putnam County, Tenn. Born in Livingston, Overton County, Tenn., September 26, 1877. Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1925-31; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1931-39; candidate for U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1938. Died in Crossville, Cumberland County, Tenn., February 26, 1962 (age 84 years, 153 days). Interment at Green Acres Memorial Gardens.

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