The Political Graveyard: Davidson County, Tenn.

Davidson County
Tennessee

Davidson County information:

Population: 569,891 (2000); 510,784 (1990)
Land area 502 square miles.
County seat: Nashville
Davidson County official web site.
Capital Impact: Davidson County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
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Davidson County TNGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
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Davidson County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

North: Robertson County
Northeast: Sumner County
East: Wilson County
Southeast: Rutherford County
Southwest: Williamson County
Northwest: Cheatham County

The Political Graveyard:

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Selected officials of Davidson County

(not intended to be complete)

Fate C. Thomas (Sheriff, 1972-90)

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Davidson County

Unknown location
Private or family graveyards
Madison Nashville National Cemetery
Madison Spring Hill Cemetery
Nashville Calvary Cemetery
Nashville Episcopal Church Burying Ground
Nashville Greenwood Cemetery
Nashville Hermitage Memorial Gardens
Nashville Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Nashville Nashville City Cemetery
Nashville Spring Hill Cemetery
Nashville State Capitol Grounds
Nashville Tennessee State Capitol Grounds
Nashville The Hermitage
Nashville Woodlawn Memorial Park
Near Nashville Tusculum Baptist Church Grounds

Unknown Location
Davidson County, Tennessee

Politicians buried here:

William Dickson (1770-1816) — of Tennessee. Born in Duplin County, N.C., May 5, 1770. Cousin of Molton Dickson. Member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1799-1803; U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1801-07. Member, Freemasons. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., February 21, 1816. Interment somewhere. Dickson County, Tenn. is named for him.
- See also: congressional biography.

Private or family graveyard
Davidson County, Tennessee

Politicians buried here:

Washington Barrow (1807-1866) — of Mississippi; Tennessee. Born in Davidson County, Tenn., October 5, 1807. U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Portugal, 1841-44; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1847-49; member of Tennessee state senate, 1860-61. Died in St. Louis, Mo., October 19, 1866. Interment at at a private or family graveyard.
- See also: congressional biography.

Nashville National Cemetery
Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee

Politicians buried here:

Augustus Herman Pettibone (1835-1918) — of Tennessee. Born in Ohio, 1835. Republican. U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1881-87; member of Tennessee state legislature. Died in 1918. Interment at Nashville National Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Spring Hill Cemetery
Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Richard Merrill Atkinson (1894-1947) — of Tennessee. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., February 6, 1894. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1937-39. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., April 29, 1947. Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Calvary Cemetery
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee

Politicians buried here:

Lafayette Christopher Thomas (1926-2000) — also known as Fate C. Thomas — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., September 23, 1926. Democrat. Candidate for Tennessee state house of representatives, 1954; Davidson County Sheriff, 1972-90. Catholic. Indicted in federal court in 1990 on 54 counts of abusing his power as sheriff; pleaded guilty to theft and mail fraud; sentenced to five years in prison; released in 1994. Died, following heart bypass surgery, in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., July 25, 2000. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.

Episcopal Church Burying Ground
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee

Politicians formerly buried here:

John McNairy (1762-1837) — Born in Lancaster County, Pa., March 30, 1762. Superior court judge in North Carolina, 1788; justice of Southwest Territory supreme court, 1790; U.S. District Judge for Tennessee, 1797. Died November 12, 1837. Original interment at Episcopal Church Burying Ground; reinterment at Nashville City Cemetery. McNairy County, Tenn. is named for him.

Greenwood Cemetery
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee

Politicians buried here:

James Carroll Napier (1845-1940) — of Tennessee. Born near Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., January 9, 1845. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1884; candidate for U.S. Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1898. Black. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., April 21, 1940. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.

Hermitage Memorial Gardens
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee

Politicians buried here:

John Thomas Hicks, Sr. (1925-2000) — also known as John T. Hicks — of Tennessee. Born in Davidson County, Tenn., August 5, 1925. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Tennessee state house of representatives 60th District, 1967-77; member of Tennessee state senate 20th District, 1977-93. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions. Died, of a heart attack, in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., March 19, 2000. Interment at Hermitage Memorial Gardens.

Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

John Bell (1797-1869) — also known as "The Great Apostate" — of Tennessee. Born near Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., February 15, 1797. Son of Samuel Bell and Margaret (Edmiston) Bell; married to Sally Dickinson and Jane Yeatman; father-in-law of Edwin Augustus Keeble. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state senate, 1817; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1827-41; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1834-35; U.S. Secretary of War, 1841; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1847; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1847-59; Constitutional Union candidate for President of the United States, 1860. Member, Freemasons. Died near Cumberland Furnace, Dickson County, Tenn., September 10, 1869. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Joseph Wellington Byrns (1869-1936) — also known as Joseph W. Byrns; Jo Byrns — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born near Cedar Hill, Robertson County, Tenn., July 20, 1869. Son of James H. Byrns and Mary E. (Jackson) Byrns; married, August 23, 1898, to Julia Woodard; father of Joseph Wellington Byrns, Jr.. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1895-1900; Speaker of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1899; member of Tennessee state senate, 1901; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1904; U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1909-36 (6th District 1909-33, 5th District 1933-36); died in office 1936; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1935-36; died in office 1936. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Redmen. Died in Washington, D.C., June 4, 1936. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
- Books about Joseph W. Byrns: Ann B. Irish, Joseph W. Byrns of Tennessee : A Political Biography
Felix Grundy (1777-1840) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Berkeley County, Va. (now W.Va.), September 11, 1777. Delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1799; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1800; justice of Kentucky state supreme court, 1806; U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1811-14; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1815; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1829-38, 1839-40; died in office 1840; U.S. Attorney General, 1838-39. Died December 19, 1840. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Grundy counties in Ill., Iowa, Mo. and Tenn. are named for him.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Jacob McGavock Dickinson (1851-1928) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Columbus, Lowndes County, Miss., January 30, 1851. Son of Henry Dickinson and Anna (McGavock) Dickinson; married, April 20, 1876, to Martha Overton. Lawyer; general counsel, Illinois Central Railroad; U.S. Secretary of War, 1909-11. Died December 13, 1928. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- See also: Wikipedia article.
Aaron Venable Brown (1795-1859) — also known as Aaron V. Brown — of Tennessee. Born in Brunswick County, Va., August 15, 1795. Son of Rev. Aaron Brown and Elizabeth (Melton) Brown; married to Sarah Burruss; married 1845 to Cynthia Saunders. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of James K. Polk; member of Tennessee state senate, 1821-25, 1826-27; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1831-33; U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1839-45 (10th District 1839-43, 6th District 1843-45); Governor of Tennessee, 1845-47; U.S. Postmaster General, 1857-59; died in office 1859. Methodist. Died in Washington, D.C., March 8, 1859. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
William Brimage Bate (1826-1905) — also known as William B. Bate — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born near Castalian Springs, Sumner County, Tenn., October 7, 1826. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1849-51; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1860; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1868; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1876; member of Democratic National Committee from Tennessee; Governor of Tennessee, 1883-87; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1887-1905; died in office 1905. Died in Washington, D.C., March 9, 1905. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
George Earl Maney (1826-1901) — also known as George Maney — of Tennessee. Born in 1826. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1881-82; Bolivia, 1882-83; Paraguay, 1889-94; Uruguay, 1889-94. Died in 1901. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Benton McMillin (1845-1933) — of Carthage, Smith County, Tenn. Born in Monroe County, Ky., September 11, 1845. Son-in-law of John Calvin Brown; father of Ellionor Foster McMillin (daughter-in-law of Joseph Doty Oliver). Democrat. Member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1874; state court judge in Tennessee, 1877; 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.
- See also Brown-Oliver family of Indiana
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
Henry Stuart Foote (1804-1880) — Born in Fauquier County, Va., February 28, 1804. U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1847-52; Governor of Mississippi, 1852-54; Representative from Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65. Fought four duels; fled Alabama in 1830 to escape prosecution for duelling. Exchanged blows with Thomas Hart Benton on the floor of the U.S. Senate. Expelled from the Confederate Congress in early 1865 for going North on an unauthorized peace mission. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., May 19, 1880. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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.
- See also Brown-Oliver family of Indiana
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Jesse Wharton (1782-1833) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Virginia, 1782. Grandfather of Wharton Jackson Green. U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1807-09; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1814-17. Died in 1833. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- See also Alston-Kenan-Howard-Hawkins family of North Carolina
- See also: congressional biography.
Howell Edmunds Jackson (1832-1895) — of Tennessee. Born in Paris, Henry County, Tenn., April 8, 1832. Democrat. State court judge in Tennessee, 1875; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1880; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1881-86; federal judge, 1886; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1893-95. Baptist. Died August 8, 1895. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Luke Lea (1879-1945) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., April 12, 1879. Great-grandson of Luke Lea (1783-1851); son of Overton Lea and Ella (Cocke) Lea; married, November 1, 1906, to Mary Louise Warner. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor and publisher; founder of the Nashville Tennesseean; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1911-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1912; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Redmen; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Delta Phi. Died November 18, 1945. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- See also Lea family of Tennessee
- See also: congressional biography.
Harry Hill McAlister (1875-1959) — also known as Hill McAlister — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., July 15, 1875. Great-great-grandson of William Blount; married, November 27, 1901, to Louise Jackson. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state senate, 1911-13; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1916; Tennessee Democratic state chair, 1918-20; Tennessee state treasurer, 1919-27, 1931-33; Governor of Tennessee, 1933-37. Christian. Died October 30, 1959. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- See also Blount family of North Carolina
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
John Catron (1786-1865) — of Tennessee. Born in Virginia, January 7, 1786. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1824-34; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1837-65; died in office 1865. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died May 30, 1865. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- See also: Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
Edward Hazzard East (1830-1904) — also known as E. H. East — of Tennessee. Born October 1, 1830. Governor of Tennessee, 1865. Died November 12, 1904. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Guilford Dudley, Jr. (1907-2002) — Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., 1907. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance executive; U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, 1969-71. President of Life & Casualty Insurance Co., 1952-69. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., June 13, 2002. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Meredith Poindexter Gentry (1809-1866) — of Tennessee. Born in Rockingham County, N.C., September 15, 1809. Member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1835-38; U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1839-43, 1845-53 (8th District 1839-43, 7th District 1845-53); Representative from Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., November 2, 1866. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Horace Harrison Harrison (1829-1885) — also known as Horace H. Harrison — of Tennessee. Born in Lebanon, Wilson County, Tenn., August 7, 1829. Republican. U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1863, 1872-73; justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1867; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1873-75; member of Tennessee state legislature, 1880. Died December 20, 1885. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Wesley Gaines (1860-1926) — also known as John W. Gaines — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Wrencoe, Davidson County, Tenn., August 24, 1860. Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1892; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 6th District, 1897-1909. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., July 4, 1926. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Samuel McClary Fite (1816-1875) — of Tennessee. Born in Tennessee, 1816. Democrat. Member of Tennessee state legislature; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1875; died in office 1875. Died in 1875. Original interment at Carthage Cemetery, Carthage, Tenn.; reinterment in 1908 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Andrew Price (1854-1909) — of Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La. Born in Louisiana, 1854. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1889-97. Died in 1909. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Benjamin Augustine Enloe (1848-1922) — also known as Benjamin A. Enloe — of Jackson, Madison County, Tenn. Born in Tennessee, 1848. Democrat. Member of Tennessee state legislature; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1887-95. Died in 1922. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Thomas Lee Woolwine (1874-1925) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., October 31, 1874. Democrat. Los Angeles County District Attorney, 1915-23; became one of the nation's best-known prosecutors; Democratic candidate for Governor of California, 1918 (primary), 1922. Episcopalian. Died, of a liver ailment, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 8, 1925. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
William Michael Cocke (1815-1896) — of Tennessee. Born in Rutledge, Grainger County, Tenn., July 16, 1815. Grandson of William Cocke; nephew of John Alexander Cocke. Democrat. Member of Tennessee state legislature; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1845-49. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., February 6, 1896. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- See also Cocke family of Tennessee
- See also: congressional biography.
Thomas Menees (1823-1905) — of Springfield, Robertson County, Tenn. Born near Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., June 26, 1823. Democrat. Member of Tennessee state senate, 1857; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1860; Representative from Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., September 6, 1905. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Andrew Jackson Caldwell (1837-1906) — of Tennessee. Born in Montevallo, Shelby County, Ala., July 22, 1837. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1880; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 6th District, 1883-87. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., November 22, 1906. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Joseph Hayes Acklen (1850-1938) — of Pattersonville (unknown parish), La. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., May 20, 1850. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1878-81; defeated, 1882. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., September 28, 1938. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Minor Quarles (1823-1901) — of Tennessee. Born in Virginia, 1823. U.S. Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1859-61. Died in 1901. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John McCormick Lea (1818-1903) — also known as John M. Lea — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., December 25, 1818. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1842-44; mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1848-50; circuit judge in Tennessee. Presbyterian. Died in Monteagle, Grundy County, Tenn., September 21, 1903. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Arthur St. Clair Colyar (1818-1907) — of Tennessee. Born in Washington County, Tenn., June 23, 1818. Representative from Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., December 13, 1907. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Joseph Wellington Byrns, Jr. (1903-1973) — also known as Joseph W. Byrns, Jr. — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., August 15, 1903. Son of Joseph Wellington Byrns. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1939-41. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Exchange Club; Phi Kappa Psi. Died March 8, 1973. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Thomas A. Kercheval (1837-1915) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Maury County, Tenn., January 16, 1837. Mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1871-74, 1875-83, 1886-88; resigned 1888. Episcopalian. Died March 22, 1915. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Hilary Ewing Howse (1866-1938) — also known as Hilary E. Howse — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Rutherford County, Tenn., January 25, 1866. Democrat. Mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1909-15, 1924-38; died in office 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1912. Died January 2, 1938. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
John Hugh Smith (1819-1870) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., 1819. Mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1844-46, 1850-52, 1862-64. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., July 7, 1870. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
George Blackmore Guild (1834-1917) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Sumner County, Tenn., April 8, 1834. Mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1891-95. Died in Virginia, April 21, 1917. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Joseph Thorpe Elliston (1779-1856) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Culpeper County, Va., December 15, 1779. Mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1813-17. Died November 10, 1856. Original interment at Nashville City Cemetery; reinterment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
William Marshall McCarthy (c.1841-1899) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Georgia. Mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1895-97. Died September 13, 1899. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
John Meredith Bass (1804-1878) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born January 19, 1804. Mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1833-34, 1869. Died in 1878. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Richard Boone Cheatham (1824-1877) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Springfield, Robertson County, Tenn., December 8, 1824. Nephew of Anderson Cheatham; son of Richard Cheatham; brother of Edward Saunders Cheatham and Boyd M. Cheatham. Member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1859-61, 1869-71; mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1860-62. Presbyterian. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., May 7, 1877. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- See also Cheatham-Foster family of Tennessee
Randal William McGavock (1826-1863) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born August 10, 1826. Mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1858-59; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Killed in battle near Raymond, Hinds County, Miss., May 12, 1863. Entombed at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
William Nichol (1800-1878) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Abingdon, Washington County, Va., February 12, 1800. Mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1835-36. Died November 23, 1878. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
William Litterer (1834-1917) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Germany, August 24, 1834. Mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1890-91. Died in 1917. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Edward Saunders Cheatham (1818-1878) — also known as Edward S. Cheatham — of Springfield, Robertson County, Tenn. Born in Springfield, Robertson County, Tenn., July 31, 1818. Nephew of Anderson Cheatham; son-in-law of Ephraim Hubbard Foster; son of Richard Cheatham; brother of Richard Boone Cheatham and Boyd M. Cheatham. Member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1853-55; member of Tennessee state senate, 1855-57, 1861-63. Died in Horn Lake, DeSoto County, Miss., December 21, 1878. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Cheatham County, Tenn. is named for him.
- See also Cheatham-Foster family of Tennessee
Mabel Hill (d. 1956) — also known as Mrs. Albert E. Hill — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Democrat. Member of Democratic National Committee from Tennessee, 1939; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1944, 1948. Female. Died October 6, 1956. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

Nashville City Cemetery
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1972

Politicians buried here:

George Washington Campbell (1769-1848) — also known as George W. Campbell — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Scotland, February 9, 1769. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1803-09; state court judge in Tennessee, 1809; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1811-14, 1815-18; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1814; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1818-20. Died February 17, 1848. Interment at Nashville City Cemetery. Campbell County, Tenn. is named for him.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
William Carroll (1788-1844) — of Tennessee. Born near Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., March 3, 1788. General in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Governor of Tennessee, 1821-27, 1829-35. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., March 22, 1844. Interment at Nashville City Cemetery. Carroll County, Tenn. is named for him.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Ephraim Hubbard Foster (1794-1854) — of Tennessee. Born near Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky., September 17, 1794. Son of Robert Coleman Foster; brother of Robert Coleman Foster, Jr.; father-in-law of Edward Saunders Cheatham. Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1827-31, 1835-37; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1837-39, 1843-45; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1840; candidate for Governor of Tennessee, 1845. Episcopalian. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., September 6, 1854. Interment at Nashville City Cemetery.
- See also Cheatham-Foster family of Tennessee
- See also: congressional biography.
Matthias Ward (1805-1861) — of Texas. Born in Elbert County, Ga., October 13, 1805. Member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1842-44; member of Texas state senate, 1849-50; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1858-59. Member, Freemasons. Died in Warm Springs (now Hot Springs), Madison County, N.C., October 5, 1861. Interment at Nashville City Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John McNairy (1762-1837) — Born in Lancaster County, Pa., March 30, 1762. Superior court judge in North Carolina, 1788; justice of Southwest Territory supreme court, 1790; U.S. District Judge for Tennessee, 1797. Died November 12, 1837. Original interment at Episcopal Church Burying Ground; reinterment at Nashville City Cemetery. McNairy County, Tenn. is named for him.
Robert Coleman Foster (1769-1844) — of Tennessee. Born in Virginia, July 8, 1769. Father of Ephraim Hubbard Foster and Robert Coleman Foster, Jr.. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1803-07; member of Tennessee state senate, 1809-15, 1825-27; candidate for Governor of Tennessee, 1815, 1817. Christian. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., September 27, 1844. Interment at Nashville City Cemetery.
- See also Cheatham-Foster family of Tennessee
Felix Kirk Zollicoffer (1812-1862) — of Tennessee. Born in Bigbyville, Maury County, Tenn., May 19, 1812. Member of Tennessee state senate, 1849; fought a pistol duel with rival editor John L. Martin, in Nashville, Tenn., 1852; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1853-59; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Killed in battle near Mill Springs, Wayne County, Ky., January 19, 1862. Interment at Nashville City Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Samuel E. Hogg (1783-1842) — of Tennessee. Born in Caswell County, N.C., April 18, 1783. Father-in-law of Isaac Thomas Lenoir. Democrat. Physician; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1813-15; U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1817-19. Baptist. Died in Rutherford County, Tenn., May 28, 1842. Interment at Nashville City Cemetery.
- See also Lenoir family of North Carolina
- See also: congressional biography.
Thomas Claiborne (1780-1856) — of Tennessee. Born in Brunswick County, Va., May 17, 1780. Son of Thomas Claiborne (1749-1812); brother of John Claiborne. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1811-15, 1831-33; U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1817-19. Member, Freemasons. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., January 7, 1856. Interment at Nashville City Cemetery.
- See also Claiborne family
- See also: congressional biography.
Andrew Ewing (1813-1864) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Tennessee, 1813. Brother of Edwin Hickman Ewing. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1849-51; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1860. Died in 1864. Interment at Nashville City Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Felix Robertson (1781-1865) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., January 11, 1781, the first white male child to be born in what is now the city of Nashville. Mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1818-19, 1826-28. Died July 10, 1865. Interment at Nashville City Cemetery.
John Patton Erwin (1795-1857) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Wilkes County, N.C., January 8, 1795. Mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1821-22, 1834-35. Died August 27, 1857. Interment at Nashville City Cemetery.
Robert Bell Castleman (1808-1886) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Davidson County, Tenn., December 9, 1808. Mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1854-55; appointed 1854. Died July 29, 1886. Interment at Nashville City Cemetery.
Raphael Benjamin West (1911-1974) — also known as Ben West — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Columbia, Maury County, Tenn., March 31, 1911. Mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1951-63. Died November 20, 1974. Interment at Nashville City Cemetery.
Robert Brownlee Currey (1774-1848) — also known as Robert B. Currey — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in North Carolina, 1774. Married to Jane Gray Owen (1792-1867). Postmaster; mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1822-24. Died near Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., December 8, 1848. Interment at Nashville City Cemetery.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.
Samuel Van Dyke Stout (1786-1850) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Red Stone Fort (unknown county), Pa., April 18, 1786. Mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1840-42. Died in 1850. Interment at Nashville City Cemetery.
Andrew Anderson (c.1796-1867) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in New Jersey. Mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1855-57. Died April 15, 1867. Interment at Nashville City Cemetery.
Williamson Hartley Horn (1799-1870) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Lynchburg, Va., July 15, 1799. Mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1852-54. Died March 8, 1870. Interment at Nashville City Cemetery.
Thomas Crutcher (1760-1844) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Virginia, February 18, 1760. Mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1819-20. Died March 8, 1844. Interment at Nashville City Cemetery.
Thomas B. Coleman (c.1795-1848) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1842-43. Died in 1848. Interment at Nashville City Cemetery.
Wilkins F. Tannehill (1787-1858) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., March 2, 1787. Mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1825-26. Died June 2, 1858. Interment at Nashville City Cemetery.
Alexander Allison (c.1799-1862) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1847-48. Died November 3, 1862. Interment at Nashville City Cemetery.
William Booker Shapard (1797-1870) — also known as William B. Shapard — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Virginia, November 5, 1797. Mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1854. Died January 19, 1870. Interment at Nashville City Cemetery.
Powhaten Woolridge Maxey (1810-1876) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born May 7, 1810. Mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1843-44. Died August 8, 1876. Interment at Nashville City Cemetery.

Politicians formerly buried here:

Joseph Thorpe Elliston (1779-1856) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Culpeper County, Va., December 15, 1779. Mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1813-17. Died November 10, 1856. Original interment at Nashville City Cemetery; reinterment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

Other politicians who have monuments here:

William Armstrong (c.1795-1847) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Married to Nancy Irwin. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1828-32. Died near Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Ark., June 12, 1847. Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Swallow Rock Cemetery, Fort Coffee, Okla.; cenotaph at Nashville City Cemetery.

Spring Hill Cemetery
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee

Politicians buried here:

Roy Claxton Acuff (1903-1992) — also known as Roy Acuff; "King of Country Music" — of Tennessee. Born in Maynardville, Union County, Tenn., September 15, 1903. Republican. Country musician; co-founder of Acuff-Rose Publication Company, the first country music publishing house; appeared in seven Hollywood movies in the 1940s; owner and operator of Dunbar Cave Hotel near Nashville; candidate for Governor of Tennessee, 1948. Elected to Country Music Hall of Fame, 1962. Died, of congestive heart failure, in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., November 23, 1992. Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
- See also: Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile; Find-A-Grave page.
- Books about Roy Acuff: Elizabeth Schlappi, Roy Acuff: The Smoky Mountain Boy

State Capitol Grounds
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee

Politicians who have monuments here:

Edward Ward Carmack (1858-1908) — also known as Edward W. Carmack — of Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. Born near Castalian Springs, Sumner County, Tenn., November 5, 1858. Married 1890 to Elizabeth Cobey Dunnington. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1885; editor-in-chief of the Nashville American newspaper; editor of the Memphis Commercial newspaper; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1896; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1897-1901; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1901-07; candidate for Governor of Tennessee, 1908. Member, Freemasons. Assassinated in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., November 9, 1908. Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tenn.; statue at State Capitol Grounds.
- See also: congressional biography.

Tennessee State Capitol Grounds
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee

Politicians buried here:

James Knox Polk (1795-1849) — also known as James K. Polk; "Young Hickory"; "Napoleon of the Stump" — of Tennessee. Born near Little Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg County, N.C., November 2, 1795. Nephew by marriage of Thomas Jones Hardeman; third cousin once removed of Charles Polk; first cousin of William Polk Dobson; married, January 1, 1824, to Sarah Childress; fourth cousin of Trusten Polk; brother of William Hawkins Polk; second cousin by marriage of George Davis; uncle and adoptive father of Marshall Tate Polk; second cousin twice removed of Frank L. Polk. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1823-25; U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1825-39 (6th District 1825-33, 9th District 1833-39); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1835-39; Governor of Tennessee, 1839-41; President of the United States, 1845-49. Presbyterian or Methodist. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died, of cholera, in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., June 15, 1849. Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1891 at Tennessee State Capitol Grounds. Polk counties in Ark., Fla., Ga., Iowa, Minn., Mo., Neb., Ore., Tenn., Tex. and Wis. are named for him.
- Cross-reference: Aaron V. Brown; John Charles Frémont
- See also Polk-Ashe family of North Carolina
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article.
- Books about James K. Polk: Sam W. Haynes, James K. Polk and the Expansionist Impulse; Paul H. Bergeron, The Presidency of James K. Polk; Thomas M. Leonard, James K. Polk : A Clear and Unquestionable Destiny; Eugene Irving McCormac, James K. Polk: A Political Biography to the Prelude to War 1795-1845; Eugene Irving McCormac, James K. Polk: A Political Biography to the End of a Career 1845-1849; Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American History; John Seigenthaler, James K. Polk: 1845 - 1849

The Hermitage
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee

Politicians buried here:

Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) — also known as "Old Hickory"; "The Farmer of Tennessee"; "King Andrew the First" — of Tennessee. Born, in a log cabin, in The Waxhaws, Lancaster County, S.C., March 15, 1767. Son of Andrew Jackson and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Jackson; married to Rachel (Donelson) Robards; uncle of Andrew Jackson Donelson. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Tennessee, 1790-97; U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1796-97; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1797-98, 1823-25; justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1798; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Governor of Florida Territory, 1821; President of the United States, 1829-37. Presbyterian. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Killed Charles Dickinson in a pistol duel, May 30, 1806; also duelled with Thomas Hart Benton. Censured by the U.S. Senate in 1834 over his removal of federal deposits from the Bank of the United States. On January 30, 1835, while attending funeral services at the Capitol Building for Rep. Warren R. Davis of South Carolina, he was shot at with two guns -- which both misfired -- by Richard Lawrence, a house painter (later found not guilty by reason of insanity). Died, of dropsy (congestive heart failure), in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., June 8, 1845. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1910. His portrait appears on the U.S. $20 bill; from the 1860s until 1927, his portrait appeared on on U.S. notes and certificates of various denominations from $5 to $10,000. In 1861, his portrait appeared on Confederate States $1,000 notes. Interment at The Hermitage; statue erected 1853 at Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1856 at Jackson Square, New Orleans, La. Jackson counties in Ala., Ark., Colo., Fla., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., La., Mich., Miss., Mo., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Ore., Tenn., Tex., W.Va. and Wis., and Hickory County, Mo., are named for him.
- Cross-reference: Francis P. Blair
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
- Books about Andrew Jackson: Robert Vincent Remini, The Life of Andrew Jackson; Robert Vincent Remini, Andrew Jackson : The Course of American Freedom, 1822-1832; Robert Vincent Remini, Andrew Jackson : The Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845; Robert Vincent Remini, Andrew Jackson : The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821; Andrew Burstein, The Passions of Andrew Jackson; David S. Heidler & Jeanne T. Heidler, Old Hickory's War: Andrew Jackson and the Quest for Empire; Donald B. Cole, The Presidency of Andrew Jackson; H. W. Brands, Andrew Jackson : His Life and Times

Woodlawn Memorial Park
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee

Politicians buried here:

James Percy Priest (1900-1956) — also known as J. Percy Priest — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Carter's Creek, Maury County, Tenn., April 1, 1900. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1941-56 (5th District 1941-43, 6th District 1943-53, 5th District 1953-56); died in office 1956. A dam in Davidson County, Tenn. was named for him. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., October 12, 1956. Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
Clifford Robertson Allen (1912-1978) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., January 6, 1912. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state senate, 1949-51, 1955-59; candidate for Governor of Tennessee, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1958 (Democratic primary); delegate to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1971; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1975-78; died in office 1978. Methodist. Member, Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., June 18, 1978. Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
Joseph Carlton Loser (1892-1984) — also known as J. Carlton Loser — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., October 1, 1892. Son of Henry J. Loser and Willie M. (McConnico) Loser. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1944, 1952, 1960; candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1956; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1957-63. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Kiwanis; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died July 31, 1984. Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
Carey T. Duckett — of Kentucky. Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1944. Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park.

Tusculum Baptist Church Grounds
Near Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee

Politicians buried here:

John Haywood (1762-1826) — also known as "The Father of Tennessee History" — Born in Halifax County, N.C., March 16, 1762. North Carolina state attorney general, 1792-95; associate justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1794; justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1816. Founder of Tennesee Antiquarian Society. Died in Davidson County, Tenn., 1826. Interment at Tusculum Baptist Church Grounds. Haywood County, Tenn. is named for him.

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