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Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) —
of Carthage, Moore
County, N.C.; Greeneville, Greene
County, Tenn.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., December
29, 1808.
Mayor
of Greeneville, Tenn., 1830; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1835; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1841; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1843-53; Governor of
Tennessee, 1853-57, 1862-65; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1857-62, 1875; died in office 1875; Vice
President of the United States, 1865; President
of the United States, 1865-69; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1868.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
In 1868, was impeached
by the House of Representatives; tried and
acquitted by the Senate, which voted 35 to 19 (short of the required
two-thirds) on three of the eleven articles of impeachment.
Died, after a series of strokes,
at his daughter's home in Carter
County, Tenn., July 31,
1875 (age 66 years, 214
days).
Interment at Andrew Johnson National Cemetery.
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David Trotter Patterson (1818-1891) —
also known as David T. Patterson —
of Greeneville, Greene
County, Tenn.
Born in Cedar Creek, Greene
County, Tenn., February
28, 1818.
Democrat. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Tennessee, 1854-63; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1866-69.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Afton, Greene
County, Tenn., November
3, 1891 (age 73 years, 248
days).
Interment at Andrew Johnson National Cemetery.
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Thomas Dickens Arnold (1798-1870) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Spotsylvania
County, Va., May 3,
1798.
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1831-33, 1841-43 (2nd District
1831-33, 1st District 1841-43).
Survived an assassination attempt against him, at the U.S. Capitol,
1833.
Died while attending court
in Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn., May 26,
1870 (age 72 years, 23
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Oscar Byrd Lovette (1871-1934) —
also known as O. B. Lovette —
of Greeneville, Greene
County, Tenn.
Born in Greeneville, Greene
County, Tenn., December
20, 1871.
Republican. Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1895-97; lawyer; bank
president; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1931-33; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1932.
Died in Greeneville, Greene
County, Tenn., July 6,
1934 (age 62 years, 198
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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