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Thomas Jefferson Murray (1894-1971) —
also known as Tom J. Murray —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., August 1,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Madison County Democratic Party, 1924-33; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Tennessee, 1928,
1932,
1936;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1943-67 (8th District 1943-53, 7th
District 1953-67).
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., November
28, 1971 (age 77 years, 119
days).
Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.
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Herron Carney Pearson (1890-1953) —
also known as Herron C. Pearson —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Taylor, Williamson
County, Tex., July 31,
1890.
Son of John Lafayette Pearson and Annie (Herron) Pearson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1935-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., April 24,
1953 (age 62 years, 267
days).
Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.
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Hugh Carmack Anderson (1890-1953) —
also known as H. C. Anderson —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., May 19,
1890.
Son of Hugh
Crump Anderson and Emma (Burdette) Anderson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1912
(alternate), 1924,
1936
(alternate); served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1931-33; Judge, Tennessee Court of
Appeals.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Knights
of Khorassan.
Died in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., May 7,
1953 (age 62 years, 353
days).
Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1918
to Virginia Ione Ray. |
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Thomas Hughlon Akin (1904-1943) —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Trezevant, Carroll
County, Tenn., May 8,
1904.
Son of Luther Adolphus Akin and Caroline Lucinda (Jones) Akin.
Democrat. Linotype
operator; lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1937-39.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., August
16, 1943 (age 39 years, 100
days).
Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.
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Milton Brown (1804-1883) —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Lebanon, Warren
County, Ohio, February
28, 1804.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1841-47 (12th District 1841-43,
11th District 1843-47); One of the founders
of Southwestern University (later Union University), and Lambuth
College, Jackson, Tenn.; president of the Mississippi Central &
Tennessee Railroad,
1854-56; president of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad,
1856-71.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., May 15,
1883 (age 79 years, 76
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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William T. Haskell (1818-1859) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn., July 21,
1818.
Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1840; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 11th District, 1847-49.
Died, in an insane
asylum, March 12,
1859 (age 40 years, 234
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Hugh Crump Anderson (1851-1915) —
also known as Hu C. Anderson —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in McNairy
County, Tenn., February
2, 1851.
Son of William Taylor Anderson and Mahala (Wisdom) Anderson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1879-81, 1881-83; mayor of
Jackson, Tenn., 1884-1908; president, Peoples Savings Bank,
1889-1915; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1915; died in office 1915; Speaker of
the Tennessee State Senate, 1915; died in office 1915.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., March 1,
1915 (age 64 years, 27
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of William Taylor Anderson and Mahala (Wisdom) Anderson; married to
Helen Bond (1855-1878), Emma Burdette (1863-1899) and Ellen Bond
(1854-1918); father of Hugh
Carmack Anderson. |
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