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Alfred Armstrong Adams (b. 1865) —
also known as A. A. Adams —
of Lebanon, Wilson
County, Tenn.
Born in Mt. Juliet, Wilson
County, Tenn., April 9,
1865.
Son of Alfred Armstrong Adams and Margaret Jarman (Gleaves) Adams.
Democrat. Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1901-02, 1929-30; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1903-05, 1911-13; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse Corcoran Adkins (1879-1955) —
of Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., April 13,
1879.
Son of Milton T. Adkins and Sarah Elizabeth (Walker) Adkins.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; justice of
District of Columbia supreme court, 1930-36; U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1936-46; took senior
status 1946.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 29,
1955 (age 75 years, 350
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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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, Jackson, Tenn.
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Linville H. Allred (1876-1965) —
of Smithfield, Johnston
County, N.C.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., June 14,
1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Johnston County,
1911-13.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Freemasons; Shriners.
Died November
25, 1965 (age 89 years, 164
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Erwin, Tenn.
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Harry Bennett Anderson (1879-1935) —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Van Buren
County, Mich., November
5, 1879.
Son of Seneca Benjamin Anderson and Achsah Adelaide (Bennett)
Anderson.
Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
Republican State Executive Committee, 1904-10; Progressive
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1912;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, 1926-35;
died in office 1935.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; American
Legion.
Died, from a heart
ailment and pneumonia,
in Crook Sanitarium,
Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., April 9,
1935 (age 55 years, 155
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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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, Jackson, Tenn.
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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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Maurice Neil Andrews (1894-1967) —
also known as M. Neil Andrews —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in LaFayette, Walker
County, Ga., December
24, 1894.
Son of Oty Payne Andrews and Ada (Frazier) Andrews.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Solicitor General, Rome
Circuit, 1929-32; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, 1942-46; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, 1949-50;
resigned 1950.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons.
Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., August
31, 1967 (age 72 years, 250
days).
Interment at Lafayette
Cemetery, Lafayette, Ga.
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Eugene Rufus Attkisson (1873-1939) —
also known as Eugene Attkisson —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Lavinia, Carroll
County, Tenn., October
31, 1873.
Son of Dr. John Rufus Attkisson and Elizabeth Moss (Lanier)
Attkisson.
Democrat. College
teacher; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; American Bar
Association; Elks; Lions.
Died in 1939
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Howard Henry Baker (1902-1964) —
also known as Howard H. Baker —
of Huntsville, Scott
County, Tenn.
Born in Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky., January
12, 1902.
Son of James Frances Baker and Helen (Keen) Baker.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1929-30; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1940; board chairman, First National Bank of
Oneida; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1951-64; died in
office 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Fort Sanders Presbyterian Hospital,
Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., January
7, 1964 (age 61 years, 360
days).
Interment at Sherwood
Memorial Gardens, Alcoa, Tenn.
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Samuel Taylor Beare (1901-1971) —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.; Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Humboldt, Gibson
County, Tenn., October
18, 1901.
Son of Samuel Taylor Beare and Evelyn Nelson (Hunt) Beare.
Lawyer;
coal
and ice dealer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1935-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; American
Legion; Sigma Nu.
Died in September, 1971
(age 69
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Taylor Beare and Evelyn Nelson (Hunt) Beare; married 1925 to Evelyn
Weatherby; married, October
16, 1942, to Betty Carl Booth. |
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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.
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 (age 72 years, 207
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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George Leonard Berry (1882-1948) —
also known as George L. Berry —
of Rogersville, Hawkins
County, Tenn.
Born in Lee Valley, Hawkins
County, Tenn., September
12, 1882.
Son of Thomas Jefferson Berry and Cornelia (Trent) Berry.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1916;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; president,
International Pressmen and Assistants Union; candidate for Democratic
nomination for Vice President, 1924;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1937-38.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Eagles; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Died December
4, 1948 (age 66 years, 83
days).
Interment at Pressmen's
Home Cemetery, Pressmen's Home, Tenn.
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Tyler Berry (b. 1882) —
of Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., September
16, 1882.
Son of Cabell Rives Berry and Mary McKendree (Oden) Berry.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1915-17; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1916.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Thomas Blair (b. 1871) —
also known as James T. Blair —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Loudon, Loudon
County, Tenn., November
11, 1871.
Son of Samuel Tate Blair (Confederate cavalryman) and Louise Matlock
(Osborne) Blair.
Democrat. College
professor; president,
Obion College, 1895-96; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1899-1901; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1915-24; chief
justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1921-22.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Blair (1790-1863) —
of Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn.
Born near Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn., August
13, 1790.
Son of John
Blair, Jr..
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1819-23; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1823-35 (at-large 1823-25, 1st
District 1825-29, 8th District 1829-31, 1st District 1831-35); member
of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1849-51.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn., July 9,
1863 (age 72 years, 330
days).
Interment at Old
Cemetery, Jonesborough, Tenn.
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Leonard Ray Blanton (1930-1996) —
also known as Ray Blanton —
of Adamsville, McNairy
County, Tenn.
Born in Hardin
County, Tenn., April 10,
1930.
Democrat. Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1964-66; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1967-73; defeated in
primary, 1988; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1972; Governor of
Tennessee, 1975-79.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Moose; Shriners;
Freemasons.
Ousted
as Governor amid charges of selling
pardons; later convicted
of conspiracy to sell
liquor licenses and served 23 months in prison.
Died, of kidney
disease, at Jackson-Madison County Hospital,
Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., November
22, 1996 (age 66 years, 226
days).
Interment at Shiloh
Church Cemetery, Shiloh, Tenn.
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Horace Julian Bond (b. 1940) —
also known as Julian Bond —
of Georgia.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., 1940.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1965-74; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Georgia, 1968;
speaker, 1984;
member of Georgia
state senate, 1974-87; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 1986.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
A leader of the civil rights movement in the 1960s and 1970s.
Still living as of 1998.
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John Clyde Bowen (1888-1978) —
of Washington.
Born in Newbern, Dyer
County, Tenn., May 12,
1888.
Son of William Allen Bowen and Maryette (Featherston) Bowen.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Washington
state senate, 1931; legal advisor to Gov. Clarence
D. Martin, 1933; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1934-61;
took senior status 1961.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons; Eagles.
Died April 27,
1978 (age 89 years, 350
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Bowens (b. 1922) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., March 21,
1922.
Son of Robert Bowens, Sr. and Hattie (Hood) Bowens.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; barber; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
2nd District, 1962; appointed 1962.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives:
Married to Nellie J. Cooley. |
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John T. Bowman (b. 1921) —
of Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Monterey, Putnam
County, Tenn., July 19,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County 2nd District,
1955-62; defeated in primary, 1950, 1952; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-77 (11th District 1963-64, 26th District
1965-74, 27th District 1975-77); resigned 1977; candidate in primary
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1976.
Baptist.
Member, Amvets; American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners.
Still living as of 1977.
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Relatives:
Married 1940
to Mary Elizabeth Broderick. |
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Ulysses W. Boykin (1914-1987) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., October
17, 1914.
Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1952; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1964;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1980.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks;
Freemasons.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
26, 1987 (age 72 years, 344
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Morris Brandon (1862-1940) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Dover, Stewart
County, Tenn., April 13,
1862.
Son of Nathan Brandon and Minerva Elizabeth (Morris) Brandon.
Democrat. Lawyer;
general counsel, Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1898.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Phi
Delta Theta.
Died February
13, 1940 (age 77 years, 306
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Preston Brewer (b. 1928) —
also known as Albert P. Brewer —
of Morgan
County, Ala.
Born in Bethel Springs, McNairy
County, Tenn., October
26, 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1955-67; Speaker of
the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1963-67; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1967-68; Governor of
Alabama, 1968-71; defeated, 1970, 1978; Presidential Elector for
Alabama, 1968.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Delta
Sigma Phi.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Jefferson Britt (1861-1939) —
also known as James J. Britt —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born near Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn., March 4,
1861.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1904
(alternate), 1916;
Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1904;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1909-11; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1915-17, 1919;
defeated, 1906; candidate for chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1926.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis.
Died in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., December
26, 1939 (age 78 years, 297
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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Foster Vincent Brown (1852-1937) —
also known as Foster V. Brown —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born near Sparta, White
County, Tenn., December
24, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1884,
1896,
1900,
1916;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1895-97; Puerto
Rico attorney general, 1910-12; U.S.
Attorney for Puerto Rico, 1910-11, 1912.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., March 26,
1937 (age 84 years, 92
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Joseph A. Brown (1903-1963) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., February
10, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1947-48; defeated in primary, 1948;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died in 1963
(age about
60 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Edgar Brown (1880-1939) —
also known as Joe Brown —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Jasper, Marion
County, Tenn., February
11, 1880.
Son of Foster
Vincent Brown and Lula (Farrior) Brown.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1921-23; Tennessee
Republican state chair, 1922-24; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Tennessee, 1924.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks;
Freemasons.
Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., June 13,
1939 (age 59 years, 122
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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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, Jackson, Tenn.
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Gordon Weaver Browning (1889-1976) —
also known as Gordon Browning —
of Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn.
Born near Atwood, Carroll
County, Tenn., November
22, 1889.
Son of James H. Browning and Malisa A. (Brooks) Browning.
Democrat. Lawyer;
attorney and director, Bank of
Huntingdon; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1923-35 (8th District 1923-33, 7th
District 1933-35); defeated, 1920; Governor of
Tennessee, 1937-39, 1949-53; defeated, 1938, 1952, 1954; served
in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., May 23,
1976 (age 86 years, 183
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Huntingdon, Tenn.
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Edward Cole Bryan (1919-1997) —
also known as Edward C. Bryan; Ed Bryan —
of Ewa, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii; Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, August
22, 1919.
Son of Kenneth Cole Bryan and Mary (Hayes) Bryan.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; surveyor;
electrical
engineer;
business
executive; delegate to
Hawaii state constitutional convention, 1950, 1968; Hawaii
Territory Republican Party chair, 1957-58; housing director, Ewa
Sugar
Company; board member, St. Francis Hospital.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Humane
Society.
Died in Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn., May 27,
1997 (age 77 years, 278
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in Pacific Ocean.
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Relatives:
Married to Shada I. Pflueger (1923-1973). |
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Henry Hunter Bryan (1786-1835) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Martin
County, N.C., February
23, 1786.
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1819-21.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Montgomery
County, Tenn., May 7,
1835 (age 49 years, 73
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) —
also known as William J. Bryan; "The Great
Commoner"; "The Peerless Leader";
"The Silver-Tongued Orator"; "The Boy Orator
of the Platte"; "The Niagaric
Nebraskan" —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., March 19,
1860.
Son of Silas
Lillard Bryan and Mariah Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan (1834-1896).
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1891-95; candidate for
President
of the United States, 1896, 1900, 1908; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1904,
1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1920;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1913-15; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Sigma
Pi; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Dayton, Rhea
County, Tenn., July 26,
1925 (age 65 years, 129
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Silas
Lillard Bryan and Mariah Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan (1834-1896);
married, October
1, 1884, to Mary Elizabeth Baird (1860-1930); cousin of William
Sherman Jennings; brother of Charles
Wayland Bryan and Mary Elizabeth Bryan (1873-1962; who married Thomas
Stinson Allen); father of Ruth
Bryan Owen; grandfather of Helen
Rudd Brown. See Bryan-Jennings
family of Illinois. |
| | | Cross-reference: Clarence
S. Darrow — Willis
J. Abbot |
| | | Bryan County,
Okla. is named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: William
J. Bryan Jarvis
— W.
J. Bryan Dorn
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| | | Campaign slogan (1896): "Sixteen to
one." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books about William Jennings Bryan:
Robert W. Cherny, A
Righteous Cause : The Life of William Jennings Bryan —
Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 1: Political Evangelist,
1860-1908 — Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 2: Progressive Politician and Moral Statesman,
1909-1915 — Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 3: Political Puritan, 1915-1925 —
Michael Kazin, A
Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan |
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Bristoe Bryant (1906-1986) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., February
27, 1906.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1951-52; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1958.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Sphinx.
Died in 1986
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Rivers Henderson Buford, Sr. (1878-1959) —
also known as Rivers H. Buford —
of Wewahitchka, Gulf
County, Fla.; Quincy, Gadsden
County, Fla.; Marianna, Jackson
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn., January
18, 1878.
Son of Albert Buford and Mattie (Rivers) Buford.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1901; Gadsden
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-11; State's Attorney, Marianna
Judicial Circuit, 1912-21; Florida
state attorney general, 1921-25; resigned 1925; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1925-48; appointed 1925; chief
justice of Florida state supreme court, 1931-33.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Woodmen.
Died in 1959
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Old
Quincy Cemetery, Quincy, Fla.
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Robert Reyburn Butler (1881-1933) —
also known as Robert R. Butler —
of Condon, Gilliam
County, Ore.; The Dalles, Wasco
County, Ore.
Born in Butler, Johnson
County, Tenn., September
24, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Oregon, 1908,
1916;
circuit judge in Oregon, 1909-11; member of Oregon
state senate, 1913-17, 1925-28; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1928-33; died in office
1933.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died of heart
disease and pneumonia,
at Providence Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., January
7, 1933 (age 51 years, 105
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, The Dalles, Ore.
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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.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1895-1901; Speaker of
the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1899-1901; 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, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 4,
1936 (age 66 years, 320
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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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 in Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., March 8,
1973 (age 69 years, 205
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Hugh Milton Caldwell (b. 1881) —
also known as Hugh M. Caldwell —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., June 7,
1881.
Son of Thomas M. Caldwell and Jane (Kearsley) Caldwell.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1920-22.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Sigma Kappa; American
Legion; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Millard Fillmore Caldwell, Jr. (1897-1984) —
also known as Millard F. Caldwell, Jr. —
of Milton, Santa Rosa
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., February
6, 1897.
Son of Millard Fillmore Caldwell and Martha Jane (Clapp) Caldwell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from Florida 3rd District, 1933-41; Governor of
Florida, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1948,
1956;
justice
of Florida state supreme court, 1962-69.
Protestant.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Newcomen
Society; American
Legion; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Blue Key.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., October
23, 1984 (age 87 years, 260
days).
Interment at Harwood
Plantation Cemetery, Leon County, Fla.
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Robert Porter Caldwell (1821-1885) —
of Trenton, Gibson
County, Tenn.
Born in Adair
County, Ky., December
16, 1821.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1847-48; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1855-56; major in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1871-73.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Trenton, Gibson
County, Tenn., March 12,
1885 (age 63 years, 86
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Trenton, Tenn.
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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.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1885; editor of newspapers,
including the Nashville American, the Memphis
Commercial, and the Nashville Tennesseean; 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.
Shot
and killed by
Robin J. Cooper, whose father, Col. Duncan Hunter, had been ridiculed
in the Tennesseean, in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., November
9, 1908 (age 50 years, 4
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tenn.; statue at State
Capitol Grounds, Nashville, Tenn.
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Joe Cordell Carr (b. 1907) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn., June 20,
1907.
Son of Sidney Forrest Carr and Laura (Burton) Carr.
Secretary
of state of Tennessee, 1941-44, 1945-77; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Exchange
Club.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William A. Carter (b. 1874) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., June 7,
1874.
Republican. Member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1901; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oregon, 1924,
1928,
1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ethel Hughes. |
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Wilburn Cartwright (1891-1979) —
of McAlester, Pittsburg
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Georgetown, Meigs
County, Tenn., January
12, 1891.
Son of J. R. Cartwright and Emma (Baker) Cartwright.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1915-18; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1919-22; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 3rd District, 1927-43; major in the
U.S. Army during World War II; secretary of
state of Oklahoma, 1947-51; Oklahoma
state auditor, 1951-55.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Acacia;
Lions;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., March 14,
1979 (age 88 years, 61
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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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 (age 79 years, 143
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Alexander Wilds Chambliss (1864-1947) —
also known as Alexander W. Chambliss —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born September
10, 1864.
Mayor
of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1919-23; chief
justice of Tennessee state supreme court.
Member, Freemasons.
Died September
30, 1947 (age 83 years, 20
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Chandler (1887-1967) —
also known as Clift Chandler —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., October
5, 1887.
Son of William Henry Chandler and Knoxie (Clift) Chandler.
Democrat. Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1917; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1921-23; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1935-40; resigned
1940; mayor of
Memphis, Tenn., 1940-46, 1955; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1940,
1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., October
1, 1967 (age 79 years, 361
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Robert Keaton Christenberry (1899-1973) —
also known as Robert K. Christenberry —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., January
27, 1899.
Son of William Calvin Christenberry and Rebecca Arminta (Keaton)
Christenberry.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lost his
right hand and wrist in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul in
Vladivostok, 1919; hotel
manager and executive; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1957; New York City postmaster, 1958-66.
Presbyterian.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners;
Jesters.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two months later, in Methodist Hospital,
Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., April 13,
1973 (age 74 years, 76
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Claiborne (1780-1856) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Brunswick
County, Va., May 17,
1780.
Son of Thomas
Claiborne (1749-1812).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1811-15, 1831-33; Speaker of
the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1813-15; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1817-19.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., January
7, 1856 (age 75 years, 235
days).
Interment at Nashville
City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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William Charles Cole Claiborne (1775-1817) —
also known as William C. C. Claiborne —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Sussex
County, Va., 1775.
Son of William Claiborne and Mary (Leigh) Claiborne.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; state court
judge in Tennessee, 1796; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1797-1801; Governor of
Mississippi Territory, 1801-04; Governor of
Orleans Territory, 1804-12; Governor of
Louisiana, 1812-16; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1817; died in office 1817.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Fought a duel
with Daniel Clark on June 8, 1807; he was wounded in the thigh.
Died of a liver
ailment, in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., November
23, 1817 (age about 42
years).
Originally entombed at St.
Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, La.; re-entombed in 1872 at Metairie
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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James Waddey Clark (b. 1877) —
also known as J. W. Clark —
of Atoka, Atoka
County, Okla.
Born in Allisona, Williamson
County, Tenn., December
8, 1877.
Son of Joseph P. Clark and Cora Belle (Waddey) Clark.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1911; Atoka
County Attorney, 1913-16; member of Oklahoma
Democratic State Central Committee, 1922-25; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1925-33.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Goad Clement (1920-1969) —
also known as Frank G. Clement —
of Dickson, Dickson
County, Tenn.; Brentwood, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Dickson, Dickson
County, Tenn., June 2,
1920.
Son of Robert Samuel Clement and Maybelle (Goad) Clement.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1948;
Governor
of Tennessee, 1953-59, 1963-67; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1966.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Jaycees;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in an automobile
accident, November
4, 1969 (age 49 years, 155
days).
Interment at Dickson
Memorial Gardens, Dickson, Tenn.
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John Story Coke (b. 1867) —
also known as John S. Coke —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn., August
21, 1867.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Oregon 2nd District, 1909-23; U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1923-25.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Collinsworth (1806-1838) —
Born in Tennessee, 1806.
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, 1829-35; served
in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Brazoria, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; Texas
Republic Secretary of State, 1836; Attorney
General of the Texas Republic, 1836; member of Texas
Republic Senate from District of Brazoria, 1836; justice of
Texas Republic supreme court, 1837.
Member, Freemasons.
While a candidate
for the presidency of the Texas Republic, jumped
off a boat and drowned
in Galveston
Bay, 1838
(age about
32 years).
Interment at Founders
Memorial Park, Houston, Tex.
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George Whitney Cooke (b. 1856) —
of Bowman's Creek, Wyoming
County, Pa.; Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn.
Born in Wyoming
County, Pa., October
3, 1856.
Engineer;
surveyor;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1891.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C.
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Relatives:
Married to Emma Florence Clark. |
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Jere Cooper (1893-1957) —
of Dyersburg, Dyer
County, Tenn.
Born near Dyersburg, Dyer
County, Tenn., July 20,
1893.
Son of Joseph W. Cooper and Viola May (Cooper) Cooper.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1929-57 (9th District 1929-33, 8th
District 1933-43, 9th District 1943-53, 8th District 1953-57); died
in office 1957.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kappa
Sigma; Maccabees.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., December
18, 1957 (age 64 years, 151
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Dyersburg, Tenn.
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William Wirt Courtney (1889-1961) —
also known as W. Wirt Courtney —
of Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., September
7, 1889.
Son of Wirt Courtney and Anne (Neely) Courtney.
Democrat. Lawyer; city
judge in Tennessee, 1915-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; Adjutant
General of Tennessee, 1932; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1933-39;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1939-49 (6th District 1939-43, 7th
District 1943-49).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Sigma
Chi.
Died in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., April 6,
1961 (age 71 years, 211
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Franklin, Tenn.
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David Crockett (1786-1836) —
also known as Davey Crockett —
of Tennessee.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., August
17, 1786.
Democrat. Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1821; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1827-31, 1833-35 (9th District
1827-31, 12th District 1833-35); served in the Texas Army during the
Texas War of Independence.
Member, Freemasons.
Killed
while defending the Alamo, in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., March 6,
1836 (age 49 years, 202
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at San
Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, Tex.
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Thomas Lee Cummings (b. 1891) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in McMinnville, Warren
County, Tenn., May 1,
1891.
Son of William Martin Cummings and Mary Josephine (Brewer) Cummings.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Nashville, Tenn., 1938-47.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Eagles; Junior
Order; Civitan.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clifford Davis (1897-1970) —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Hazlehurst, Copiah
County, Miss., November
18, 1897.
Son of Odom A. Davis and Jessie Davis.
Democrat. Lawyer; city
judge in Tennessee, 1923-27; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1940-65 (9th District 1940-43,
10th District 1943-53, 9th District 1953-65).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Moose; Elks; Order of
Ahepa.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 8,
1970 (age 72 years, 202
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Ewin Lamar Davis (1876-1949) —
also known as Ewin L. Davis —
of Tullahoma, Coffee
County, Tenn.
Born in Bedford
County, Tenn., February
5, 1876.
Son of McLin H. Davis and Christina Lee (Shoffner) Davis.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1904;
circuit judge in Tennessee, 1910-18; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1919-33; defeated,
1932; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1933-49; died in office 1949; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1935, 1940, 1945.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
23, 1949 (age 73 years, 260
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Tullahoma, Tenn.
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John D. Defrees (1810-1882) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Sparta, White
County, Tenn., November
8, 1810.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1840-42; member of Indiana
state senate, 1842-45; Indiana
Republican state chair, 1856-60; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1856
(member, Platform
Committee); member of Republican
National Committee from Indiana, 1866-68.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va., October
19, 1882 (age 71 years, 345
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Hutton Defrees (1812-1885) —
also known as Joseph H. Defrees —
of Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in Sparta, White
County, Tenn., May 13,
1812.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1849-50, 1871; member of Indiana
state senate, 1850-52; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1865-67.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind., December
21, 1885 (age 73 years, 222
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Goshen, Ind.
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William Henry DeWitt (1827-1896) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Smith
County, Tenn., October
24, 1827.
Member of Tennessee state legislature, 1855-57; Delegate
from Tennessee to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
state court judge in Tennessee, 1872.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., April 11,
1896 (age 68 years, 170
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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William Dickson (1770-1816) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Duplin
County, N.C., May 5,
1770.
Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1799-1803; Speaker of
the 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 (age 45 years, 292
days).
Interment somewhere
in Davidson County, Tenn.
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Paul Rand Dixon (1913-1996) —
also known as Paul R. Dixon —
of Washington,
D.C.; Brentwood, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., September
29, 1913.
Son of James David Dixon and Sarah (Munn) Dixon.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1961-81; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1961-69, 1976.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Alpha
Tau Omega; American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died May 2,
1996 (age 82 years, 216
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lee Douglas (1885-1959) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Belle Meade, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., May 23,
1885.
Son of Byrd Douglas and Adelaide (Gaines) Douglas.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1914-22; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1924,
1940
(alternate); president, Nashville and Decatur Railroad.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Newcomen
Society; Freemasons; Shriners.
Died August
17, 1959 (age 74 years, 86
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, January
30, 1929, to Elizabeth (Keith) Caldwell (died
1932). |
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Wall Doxey (1892-1962) —
of Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss.
Born in Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss., August 8,
1892.
Son of John Sanford Doxey and Sarah (Jones) Doxey.
Democrat. Lawyer; Marshall
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-23; District Attorney 3rd
District, 1923-29; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1929-41; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1936,
1940;
U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1941-43.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., March 2,
1962 (age 69 years, 206
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Holly Springs, Miss.
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Harold Henderson Earthman (1900-1987) —
also known as Harold H. Earthman —
of Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn.
Born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn., April 13,
1900.
Son of Vernon King Earthman (1872-1944) and Virginia M. (Henderson)
Earthman (1877-1928).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1931-32; Rutherford
County Judge, 1942-45; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1945-47; defeated,
1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange; American
Legion; Sigma
Chi; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis;
Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn., February
26, 1987 (age 86 years, 319
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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John Henry Eaton (1790-1856) —
also known as John H. Eaton —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born near Scotland Neck, Halifax
County, N.C., June 18,
1790.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1815-16; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1818-21, 1821-29; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1829-31; Governor of
Florida Territory, 1834-36; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1836-40.
Member, Freemasons.
Resigned
from Cabinet in 1831 during the scandal
(called the "Petticoat Affair") over past infedelities
of his second wife, Peggy Eaton.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
17, 1856 (age 66 years, 152
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Earl Buford Ellington (1907-1972) —
also known as Buford Ellington —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Holmes
County, Miss., June 27,
1907.
Son of Abner E. Ellington and Cora (Grantham) Ellington.
Democrat. Governor of
Tennessee, 1959-63, 1967-71.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons; Shriners.
Died April 3,
1972 (age 64 years, 281
days).
Interment at Lone
Oak Cemetery, Lewisburg, Tenn.
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Joseph Landon Evins (1910-1984) —
also known as Joe L. Evins —
of Smithville, DeKalb
County, Tenn.
Born in DeKalb
County, Tenn., October
24, 1910.
Son of Myrtie (Goodson) Evins and James
Edgar Evins.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1947-77 (5th District 1947-53, 4th
District 1953-77); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Tennessee, 1948,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968.
Church
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners;
Lions;
Elks.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., March 31,
1984 (age 73 years, 159
days).
Entombed at Smithville
Town Cemetery, Smithville, Tenn.
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John W. Farley (1878-1942) —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born March 4,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1916; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Tennessee, 1916
(alternate), 1924.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Freemasons.
Led drive to establish
the West Tennessee Normal School (now University of Memphis) in 1912.
Died, of pneumonia
and severe arthritis,
November, 1942
(age 64
years, 0 days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Thomas Clyde Ferguson (1898-1969) —
also known as Thomas C. Ferguson —
of Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky.
Born in Jasper, Marion
County, Tenn., January
7, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1944
(alternate), 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; American
Legion.
Died in 1969
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William L. Fitzgerald (b. 1872) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn., January
14, 1872.
Son of Joseph M. Fitzgerald and Mary A. (Ford) Fitzgerald.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1924.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Harmon Fulton (b. 1927) —
also known as Richard H. Fulton —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., January
27, 1927.
Son of Lyle Houston Fulton and Labina (Plummer) Fulton.
Democrat. Real estate
broker; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1959-60; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1963-75; mayor
of Nashville, Tenn., 1975-87; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1978, 1986; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1980.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Still living as of 1998.
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Elmer Everett Gabbard (1890-1960) —
also known as Elmer E. Gabbard —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Buckhorn, Perry
County, Ky.
Born in Ricetown, Owsley
County, Ky., October
9, 1890.
Son of John L. Gabbard and Jaley (Reynolds) Gabbard.
Republican. Pastor; president,
Witherspoon College, Buckhorn, Ky., 1935-56; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1942, 1944; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1944,
1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died July 17,
1960 (age 69 years, 282
days).
Interment at Berea
Cemetery, Berea, Ky.
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John Alexander Greer (1802-1855) —
of Texas.
Born in Shelbyville, Bedford
County, Tenn., July 18,
1802.
Member of Texas
Republic Senate from District of San Augustine, 1838-45; Texas
Republic Secretary of the Treasury, 1845-46; Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1847-51.
Member, Freemasons.
Died while campaigning
for the governorship, July 4,
1855 (age 52 years, 351
days).
Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in
1929 at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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George W. Guess (c.1829-1868) —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in North Carolina, about 1829.
Lawyer;
colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor of
Dallas, Tex., 1866-68.
Member, Freemasons.
Died of sunstroke,
aboard a steamboat
on the Mississippi River, at a wharf in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., July 18,
1868 (age about 39
years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Clint Wood Hager (b. 1890) —
also known as Clint W. Hager —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Bristol, Sullivan
County, Tenn., June 19,
1890.
Son of John Jackson Hager and Maud Livingston (Caldwell) Hager.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, 1921-34; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1924,
1928,
1940;
Georgia
Republican state chair, 1937-41.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harvey H. Hannah (b. 1868) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Oliver Springs, Roane
County, Tenn.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., August
30, 1868.
Son of John H. Hannah and Lillie L. (Gerding) Hannah.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Adjutant
General of Tennessee, 1900-06; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma Nu.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Jones Hardeman (1788-1854) —
of Texas.
Born near Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., January
31, 1788.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1837-39; judge of Texas
Republic, 1843; member of Texas state legislature, 1847-51.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died January
15, 1854 (age 65 years, 349
days).
Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in
1937 at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Nathaniel Edwin Harris (1846-1929) —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.; Hampton, Carter
County, Tenn.
Born in Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn., January
21, 1846.
Son of Alexander Nelson Harris and Edna (Haynes) Harris.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1882-86; member of Georgia
state senate, 1894-96; superior court judge in Georgia, 1912; Governor of
Georgia, 1915-17.
Methodist.
Member, Chi Phi;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
United
Confederate Veterans.
Died September
21, 1929 (age 83 years, 243
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
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William Henry Hastie (1904-1976) —
also known as William H. Hastie —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., November
17, 1904.
Son of William Henry Hastie and Roberta (Child) Hastie.
Lawyer;
law
professor; U.S.
District Judge for Virgin Islands, 1937-39; dean,
Howard University law school, 1939-46; Governor of
U.S. Virgin Islands, 1946-49; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1949-71; took senior
status 1971.
African
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omega
Psi Phi; Freemasons; American Civil
Liberties Union; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Received Spingarn
Medal in 1943.
Died, at Suburban General Hospital,
East Norriton, Montgomery
County, Pa., April 14,
1976 (age 71 years, 149
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas J. Haynes (1824-1877) —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Born in Williamson
County, Tenn., July 22,
1824.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Corsicana, Tex., 1872-75.
Member, Freemasons.
Died September
25, 1877 (age 53 years, 65
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex.
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John Thilman Hendrick (b. 1876) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Clarksville, Montgomery
County, Tenn., November
12, 1876.
Son of David Stewart Hendrick and Pattie (Warfield) Hendrick.
Democrat. Member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1920-21; President
of the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners, 1920-21.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons; Chi Phi;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Freemasons; Shriners;
Lions;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., March 19,
2000 (age 74 years, 227
days).
Interment at Hermitage
Memorial Gardens, Nashville, Tenn.
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John Waighstill Hodges (b. 1866) —
also known as John W. Hodges —
of Boone, Watauga
County, N.C.
Born in Grainger
County, Tenn., April 2,
1866.
Republican. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Watauga County, 1913.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Philip Holland (b. 1877) —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Murray, Calloway
County, Ky., August
26, 1877.
Son of Philip A. Holland and Sarah (Williams) Holland.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Consul in Puerto Plata, 1910-11; Saltillo, 1911-13; Basel, 1913-23; Guatemala City, 1923-24; U.S. Consul General in Guatemala City, 1924-27; Liverpool, 1929-38.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Lawson Hooks (b. 1925) —
also known as Benjamin L. Hooks —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., 1925.
Democrat. Lawyer; pastor;
state court judge in Tennessee, 1965; member, Federal Communications
Commission, 1972-77; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1996,
2000;
speaker, 1988;
Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1996.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Civil rights leader; friend and confidant of Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr.; recipient of the Spingarn
Medal in 1986.
Still living as of 2000.
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Samuel Houston (1793-1863) —
also known as Sam Houston —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Huntsville, Walker
County, Tex.
Born near Lexington, Rockbridge
County, Va., March 2,
1793.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1823-27 (at-large 1823-25, 7th
District 1825-27); Governor of
Tennessee, 1827-29; delegate
to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Nacogdoches, 1833;
delegate
to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of San Augustine,
1835; delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Refugio, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; President
of the Texas Republic, 1836-38, 1841-44; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1838; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1846-59; Governor of
Texas, 1859-61.
Member, Freemasons.
Died of pneumonia,
in Huntsville, Walker
County, Tex., July 26,
1863 (age 70 years, 146
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Huntsville, Tex.; statue erected 1925 at Herman
Park, Houston, Tex.
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George Huddleston (1869-1960) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born near Lebanon, Wilson
County, Tenn., November
11, 1869.
Son of Joseph Franklin Huddleston and Nancy (Sherrill) Huddleston.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1915-37.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; United
Spanish War Veterans; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen.
Died February
29, 1960 (age 90 years, 110
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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J. LeRoy Huffman (b. 1878) —
also known as Roy Huffman —
of Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington College, Washington
County, Tenn., August
30, 1878.
Son of H. B. Huffman and Martha Ellen (Ball) Huffman.
Democrat. Lumber
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1939-42.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adam Huntsman (1786-1849) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Charlotte
County, Va., February
11, 1786.
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 12th District, 1835-37; defeated,
1836.
Member, Freemasons.
Died August
23, 1849 (age 63 years, 193
days).
Interment at Old
Salem Cemetery, Near Jackson, Madison County, Tenn.
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Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) —
also known as "Old Hickory"; "The Farmer of
Tennessee"; "King Andrew the
First" —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born, in a log
cabin, in The Waxhaws, Lancaster
County, S.C., March 15,
1767.
Son of Andrew Jackson (1730-1767) and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Jackson
(1737-1781).
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.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Killed Charles Dickinson in a pistol duel,
May 30, 1806; also dueled
with Thomas
Hart Benton and Waightstill
Avery. 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 (age 78 years, 85
days). Elected in 1910 to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans. 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, Nashville, Tenn.; statue erected 1853 at Lafayette
Park, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1856 at Jackson
Square, New Orleans, La.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Jackson (1730-1767) and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Jackson
(1737-1781); married, January
17, 1794, to Rachel (Donelson) Robards (1767-1828; aunt of Andrew
Jackson Donelson). See Donelson-Smith-Jackson
family of Tennessee. |
| | | Cross-reference: Francis
P. Blair |
| | | 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. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Andrew
J. Donelson
— Andrew
Jackson Miller
— Andrew
J. Faulk
— Andrew
Jackson Titus
— Andrew
Jackson Isacks
— Andrew
Jackson Hamilton
— Andrew
Jackson Harlan
— Andrew
J. Kuykendall
— Andrew
J. Thayer
— Elam
A. J. Greeley
— Andrew
Jackson Ingle
— Andrew
J. Ogle
— Andrew
Jackson Carr
— Andrew
Jackson Bryant
— Andrew
J. Bentley
— Andrew
J. Rogers
— William
A. J. Sparks
— Andrew
Jackson Poppleton
— Andrew
J. Hunter
— A.
J. Clements
— Andrew
Jackson Baker
— Andrew
J. Felt
— A. J.
King
— Andrew
J. Sawyer
— Andrew
Jackson Caldwell
— Andrew
Jackson Gahagan
— Andrew
Jackson Biship
— Andrew
Jackson Houston
— Andrew
J. Cobb
— Andrew
J. Montague
— Andrew
J. Barchfeld
— Andrew
J. Kirk
— Andrew
J. Livingston
— Andrew
Jackson Stewart
— Andrew J.
May
— Andrew
J. McConnico
— Andrew
J. Brewer
— Andrew
Bettwy
— Andrew
J. Transue
— Andrew
Jackson Graves
— Andrew
Jackson Gilbert
— Andrew
J. Hinshaw
— Andy
Young
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| | | Campaign slogan: "Let the people
rule." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | 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 |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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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, Greeneville, Tenn.
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John T. Johnson (b. 1856) —
of Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Livingston, Overton
County, Tenn., January
9, 1856.
Democrat. County judge in Texas; district judge in Oklahoma, 1907-15;
justice
of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1919-25; chief
justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1923-25.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Oscar Goodbar Johnston (b. 1880) —
also known as Oscar G. Johnston —
of Clarksdale, Coahoma
County, Miss.; Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.; Scott, Bolivar
County, Miss.
Born in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., January
27, 1880.
Democrat. Member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1908-18; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Mississippi, 1912,
1916,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948
(alternate); member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business,
Democratic National Convention, 1916 ; member of Democratic
National Committee from Mississippi, 1920-24.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Calvin Jones (b. 1810) —
of Somerville, Fayette
County, Tenn.
Born in Person
County, N.C., July 8,
1810.
Son of Wilson Jones and Rebecca (McKissack) Jones.
Democrat. University
professor; lawyer;
Chancellor, Western Division of Tennessee, 1847-54.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas McKissick Jones (1816-1892) —
of Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn.
Born in Person
County, N.C., December
16, 1816.
Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives; member of Tennessee
state senate; Delegate
from Tennessee to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1870; state court
judge in Tennessee, 1872-73.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn., March 13,
1892 (age 75 years, 88
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Pulaski, Tenn.
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Carey Estes Kefauver (1903-1963) —
also known as Estes Kefauver —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born near Madisonville, Monroe
County, Tenn., July 26,
1903.
Son of Robert Cooke Kefauver and Phredonia (Estes) Kefauver.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1939-49; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1944
(alternate), 1952;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1949-63; died in office 1963; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1952,
1956;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Lions; American Bar
Association; Rotary; Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Political Science Association; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from a ruptured
abdominal aortic aneurysm, at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., August
10, 1963 (age 60 years, 15
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Monroe County, Tenn.
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Chambers Kellar (b. 1867) —
of Lead, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., March 4,
1867.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons; Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Erby Kilby (1865-1943) —
also known as Thomas E. Kilby —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Lebanon, Wilson
County, Tenn., July 9,
1865.
Son of Peyton Phillips Kilby and Sarah Ann (Marchant) Kilby.
Democrat. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Anniston, Ala., 1905-09; member of Alabama
state senate, 1911-15; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1915-19; Governor of
Alabama, 1919-23; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died October
22, 1943 (age 78 years, 105
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery Annex, Anniston, Ala.
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Barton S. Kyle (1824-1862) —
of Troy, Miami
County, Ohio.
Born in Miami
County, Ohio, 1824.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1856;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Member, Freemasons.
Killed
at the battle of Shiloh, Hardin
County, Tenn., April 6,
1862 (age about 37
years).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Troy, Ohio.
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Powless William Lanier (b. 1885) —
also known as Powless W. Lanier —
of Covington, Tipton
County, Tenn.; Jamestown, Stutsman
County, N.Dak.
Born in Fulton, Lauderdale
County, Tenn., March 7,
1885.
Son of Isaac Hill Lanier and Ellen (Cooper) Lanier.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1911-12; juvenile court judge in
Tennessee, 1913-15; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Dakota, 1928,
1932;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1932; U.S.
Attorney for North Dakota, 1933-54.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Kappa
Sigma.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dick Latta Lansden (1869-1924) —
also known as Dick Lansden —
of Sparta, White
County, Tenn.; Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn.
Born in Bakers Crossroads, White
County, Tenn., May 15,
1869.
Son of Hugh Hill Lansden (1837-1902) and Lee Ann (McGee) Lansden
(1840-1934).
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1910-16.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died August
10, 1924 (age 55 years, 87
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Cookeville, Tenn.
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John Davis Larkins, Jr. (1909-1990) —
also known as John D. Larkins, Jr. —
of Trenton, Jones
County, N.C.
Born in Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn., June 8,
1909.
Son of John D. Larkins and Emma (Cooper) Larkins.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1936-44, 1948-54; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1944,
1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; secretary of
North Carolina Democratic Party, 1952-54; North Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1954-58; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1958-60; candidate for
nomination for Governor of
North Carolina, 1960; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1967.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Woodmen;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks; Moose;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Died February
16, 1990 (age 80 years, 253
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Hamilton Latimer (c.1800-1877) —
also known as Albert H. Latimer —
of Texas.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., about 1800.
Son of James L. Latimer and Jane (Hamilton) Latimer.
Republican. Lawyer; planter; delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Red River, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1840-42; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; member of Texas
state senate, 1849-51; Texas state
comptroller, 1865-66; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1866; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1869; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1869; district judge in Texas 8th District,
1870-72.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Clarksville, Red River
County, Tex., January
27, 1877 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Clarksville
Cemetery, Clarksville, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of James L. Latimer and Jane (Hamilton) Latimer; married 1828 to Elritta
Smith; married 1833 to
Elizabeth Richey; married 1857 to Mary
Gattis. |
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Luke Lea (1879-1945) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., April 12,
1879.
Son of Overton Lea and Ella (Cocke) Lea.
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
(speaker);
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen.
Died November
18, 1945 (age 66 years, 220
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Myron M. Lehman (1889-1977) —
of Elgin, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Elgin, Kane
County, Ill., June 22,
1889.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of
Elgin, Ill., 1931-43, 1951-55.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Whitehaven, Shelby
County, Tenn., August 7,
1977 (age 88 years, 46
days).
Interment at Bluff
City Cemetery, Elgin, Ill.
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Isaac Thomas Lenoir (1807-1875) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Wilkes
County, N.C., May 16,
1807.
Son of William
Ballard Lenoir.
Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1843-45; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1845-47.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Sweetwater Valley, Roane
County, Tenn., December
4, 1875 (age 68 years, 202
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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E. F. Lester (b. 1871) —
Born in Lebanon, Wilson
County, Tenn., August 7,
1871.
Son of Preston S. Lester and Elizabeth (Crutchfield) Lester.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Oklahoma 5th District, 1918-24; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1924-31; chief
justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1931.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) —
of Missouri.
Born near Ivy, Albemarle
County, Va., August
18, 1774.
Governor
of Louisiana (Missouri) Territory, 1807-09; died in office 1809.
Member, Freemasons.
Commanded expedition with William
Clark to Oregon, 1803-04. His portrait (along with Clark's)
appeared on the $10
U.S. Note from 1898 to 1927.
Died of gunshot
wounds under mysterious
circumstances (murder or
suicide?)
at Grinder's Stand, an inn on the
Natchez Trace near Hohenwald, Lewis
County, Tenn., October
11, 1809 (age 35 years, 54
days).
Interment at Meriwether
Lewis Park, Near Hohenwald, Lewis County, Tenn.
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Hugh Allen Locke (b. 1885) —
also known as Hugh A. Locke —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Fayette
County, Tenn., February
9, 1885.
Son of Robert Locke and Susanna F. (Crenshaw) Locke.
Lawyer;
Independent candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1930.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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James W. Loop (b. 1900) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn., March 12,
1900.
Son of James Willis Loop and Dora (Noe) Loop.
Democrat. Printer;
school
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1947-56,
1965-66, 1969-72; defeated, 1972.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kappa
Delta Pi.
Burial
location unknown.
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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;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Kiwanis.
Died July 31,
1984 (age 91 years, 304
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Nashville, Tenn.
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William Gibbs McAdoo (1863-1941) —
also known as William G. McAdoo —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born near Marietta, Cobb
County, Ga., October
31, 1863.
Son of William Gibbs McAdoo (1820-1849) and Mary Faith (Floyd) McAdoo
(1832-1913).
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner with William
McAdoo (no relation); attorney for railroads;
president, Hudson & Manhattan Railroad
Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904,
1912;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1912; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1913-18; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920,
1924;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1932,
1936;
U.S.
Senator from California, 1933-38; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1937.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
1, 1941 (age 77 years, 93
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James McCallum (1806-1889) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Robeson
County, N.C., October
3, 1806.
Member of Tennessee state legislature, 1861-63; Representative
from Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn., September
16, 1889 (age 82 years, 348
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Pulaski, Tenn.
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Kenneth Douglas McKellar (1869-1957) —
also known as Kenneth D. McKellar —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Richmond, Dallas
County, Ala., January
29, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1904;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1908,
1920,
1936,
1940,
1944;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1911-17; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1917-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died October
25, 1957 (age 88 years, 269
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.; statue at Tri-Cities
Regional Airport, Near Blountville, Sullivan County, Tenn.
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Claudius B. Miller (1824-1917) —
also known as "Uncle Claudius" —
of Unionville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Hickman
County, Tenn., December
1, 1824.
Farmer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1870-72.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Unionville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, March 14,
1917 (age 92 years, 103
days).
Interment at Unionville
Cemetery, Unionville, Iowa.
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John L. Miller (1821-1907) —
also known as "Old Flax" —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Born in Tennessee, 1821.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Corsicana, Tex., 1877-80.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in 1907
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex.
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Benjamin Duke Nabers (1812-1878) —
also known as Benjamin D. Nabers —
of Hickory Flat, Benton
County, Miss.; Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.; Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss.
Born in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., November
7, 1812.
Son of Franklin Neighbours and Sarah (McLaughlin) Neighbours.
Merchant;
lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 1851-53;
Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1860.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss., September
6, 1878 (age 65 years, 303
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Holly Springs, Miss.
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John Parks Newsome (1893-1961) —
also known as John P. Newsome —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., February
13, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1943-45.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., November
10, 1961 (age 68 years, 270
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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William Allen Northcott (1854-1917) —
also known as William A. Northcott —
of Greenville, Bond
County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn., January
28, 1854.
Son of Robert Saunders Northcott (Civil War general) and Mary
(Cunningham) Northcott.
Republican. Lawyer; Bond
County State's Attorney, 1882-92; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1897-1905; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1904;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1905-14;
president, Inter-Ocean Casualty
Co.
Episcopalian.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died January
25, 1917 (age 62 years, 363
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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Williamson Simpson Oldham (1813-1868) —
Born in Franklin
County, Tenn., July 19,
1813.
Member of Arkansas state legislature, 1838; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1842; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas, 1846; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1848; candidate for Texas
state house of representatives, 1853; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1859; delegate
to Texas secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Texas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Senator
from Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died of typhoid
fever in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., May 8,
1868 (age 54 years, 294
days).
Original interment at Episcopal
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.; reinterment in 1938 at Brookside
Memorial Park, Houston, Tex.
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S. Watkins Overton (b. 1894) —
also known as Watkins Overton —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., June 5,
1894.
Son of Watkins Overton and May (Hill) Overton.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1925; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1927; mayor of
Memphis, Tenn., 1928-39, 1949-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners;
Phi
Delta Phi; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Jackson, Tenn.
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Austin Peay IV (1876-1927) —
also known as "The Maker of Modern
Tennessee" —
of Clarksville, Montgomery
County, Tenn.
Born in Christian
County, Ky., June 1,
1876.
Son of Austin Peay and Cornelia Frances (Leavell) Peay.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1901-05; Tennessee
Democratic state chair, 1905; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1916
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1924;
Governor
of Tennessee, 1923-27; died in office 1927.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, at the Governor's
Residence, Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., October
2, 1927 (age 51 years, 123
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Clarksville, Tenn.
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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.
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 (age 53 years, 225
days).
Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in
1891 at Tennessee
State Capitol Grounds, Nashville, Tenn.
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Relatives:
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
Lyon Polk. See Polk-Ashe
family of North Carolina. |
| | | Cross-reference: Aaron
V. Brown — John
Charles Frémont |
| | | Polk counties in Ark., Fla., Ga., Iowa, Minn., Mo., Neb., Ore., Tenn., Tex. and Wis. are
named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: James
Knox Polk Hall
— James
P. Latta
|
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | 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 |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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James Pinckney Pope (1884-1966) —
also known as James P. Pope —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born near Jonesboro, Jackson
Parish, La., March 31,
1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1924,
1936;
mayor
of Boise, Idaho, 1929-33; resigned 1933; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1933-39.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles.
Died in Alexandria,
Va., January
23, 1966 (age 81 years, 298
days).
Interment at Lynnhurst
Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Alan M. Prewitt (b. 1893) —
of Bolivar, Hardeman
County, Tenn.
Born in Grand Junction, Hardeman
County, Tenn., February
1, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1916;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Tennessee
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1925; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1940;
justice
of Tennessee state supreme court, 1942-.
Methodist.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Frazier Reams (1897-1971) —
also known as Frazier Reams —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., January
15, 1897.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1928
(alternate), 1940,
1944,
1948,
1956;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1951-55.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., September
15, 1971 (age 74 years, 243
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
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Brazilla Carroll Reece (1889-1961) —
also known as B. Carroll Reece —
of Butler, Johnson
County, Tenn.; Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn.
Born in a log
cabin near Butler, Johnson
County, Tenn., December
22, 1889.
Son of John Isaac Reece and Sarah E. (Maples) Reece.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; lawyer; banker; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1921-31, 1933-47,
1951-61; died in office 1961; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Tennessee, 1932,
1944,
1948
(speaker),
1956;
member of Republican
National Committee from Tennessee, 1939-40; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1946-48; Tennessee
Republican state chair, 1958.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Economic Association; Delta
Sigma Pi; Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in 1961
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Monte
Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Tenn.
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Shelby A. Rhinehart (1927-2002) —
of Spencer, Van Buren
County, Tenn.
Born in White
County, Tenn., May 5,
1927.
Pharmacist;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1959-60, 1971-2002.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., September
19, 2002 (age 75 years, 137
days).
Interment at Town
Cemetery, Spencer, Tenn.
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James Daniel Richardson (1843-1914) —
also known as James D. Richardson —
of Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn.
Born in Rutherford
County, Tenn., March 10,
1843.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1871-73; Speaker of
the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1871-73; member of
Tennessee
state senate, 1873-74; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1876,
1896,
1900;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1885-1905.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn., July 24,
1914 (age 71 years, 136
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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Albert Houston Roberts (1868-1946) —
also known as A. H. Roberts —
of Tennessee.
Born in Overton
County, Tenn., July 4,
1868.
Son of John A. Roberts and Sarah (Carlock) Roberts.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer; Governor of
Tennessee, 1919-21.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died June 25,
1946 (age 77 years, 356
days).
Interment at Livingston
City Cemetery, Livingston, Tenn.
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William Bradford Ross (1873-1924) —
also known as W. B. Ross —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Dover, Stewart
County, Tenn., December
4, 1873.
Son of Ambrose B. Ross and Sue (Gray) Ross.
Democrat. Laramie
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-07; Governor of
Wyoming, 1923-24; died in office 1924; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wyoming, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis.
Died October
2, 1924 (age 50 years, 303
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.
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William Charles Salmon (1868-1925) —
of Columbia, Maury
County, Tenn.
Born near Paris, Henry
County, Tenn., April 3,
1868.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1923-25.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 13,
1925 (age 57 years, 40
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tenn.
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Henry Hulme Sevier (1878-1940) —
also known as Hal H. Sevier —
of Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex.
Born in Columbia, Maury
County, Tenn., March 16,
1878.
Son of Theodore Francis Sevier and Mary (Douglas) Sevier.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1902-06; vice-president, Corpus
Christi Bank
and Trust Co.; U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1933-35.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Woodmen.
Died in 1940
(age about
62 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy Smith (b. 1924) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Saline, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston, Overton
County, Tenn., February
12, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
analyst for Ford Motor
Company; supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1959-66; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 52nd District, 1967-72, 1975-82;
defeated, 1962 (Washtenaw County 2nd District), 1972 (22nd District);
candidate for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1982.
Baptist
or Church
of Christ. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1982.
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Kenneth N. Springer (1945-2000) —
also known as Pete Springer —
of Centerville, Hickman
County, Tenn.
Born in Lyles, Hickman
County, Tenn., February
27, 1945.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Tennessee
state senate 25th District, 1981-82, 1991-2000; died in office
2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1996.
Church
of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, apparently of heart
disease, in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., April 12,
2000 (age 55 years, 45
days).
Interment at Harpeth
Hills Memory Gardens, Centerville, Tenn.
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Arthur Thomas Stewart (1892-1972) —
also known as A. Tom Stewart —
of Winchester, Franklin
County, Tenn.
Born in Dunlap, Sequatchie
County, Tenn., January
11, 1892.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1939-49; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1940,
1944.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., October
10, 1972 (age 80 years, 273
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Winchester, Tenn.
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Paul G. Summers (b. 1950) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Somerville, Fayette
County, Tenn., March 28,
1950.
Tennessee
state attorney general, 1999-.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2001.
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Wilkins F. Tannehill (1787-1858) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 2,
1787.
Newspaper
editor; author; mayor
of Nashville, Tenn., 1825-26.
Member, Freemasons.
Died June 2,
1858 (age 71 years, 92
days).
Interment at Nashville
City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Hugh M. Tate (1882-1938) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn., September
15, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee,
1912;
member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1930-37.
Member, Freemasons.
Died May 29,
1938 (age 55 years, 256
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Alexander Taylor (1848-1931) —
also known as Alfred A. Taylor —
of Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn.; Milligan College, Carter
County, Tenn.
Born in Happy Valley, Carter
County, Tenn., August 6,
1848.
Son of Nathaniel
Green Taylor and Emma (Haynes) Taylor.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1875-76; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1889-95; Governor of
Tennessee, 1921-23; defeated, 1886.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died November
25, 1931 (age 83 years, 111
days).
Interment at Monte
Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Tenn.
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James Willis Taylor (1880-1939) —
also known as J. Will Taylor —
of La Follette, Campbell
County, Tenn.
Born in Lead Mine Bend, Union
County, Tenn., August
28, 1880.
Son of James W. Taylor and Sarah Elizabeth (Rogers) Taylor.
Republican. Lawyer; postmaster;
mayor
of La Follette, Tenn., 1910-12; Tennessee Insurance Commissioner,
1913-14; Tennessee
Republican state chair, 1917-18; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1919-39; died in
office 1939; member of Republican
National Committee from Tennessee, 1924-34.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Grotto; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Died November
14, 1939 (age 59 years, 78
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, La Follette, Tenn.
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Luke E. Terry (b. 1916) —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Oneida, Scott
County, Tenn., August
21, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1957-58, 1971-76 (Berkeley
County 1957-58, 1st District 1971-74, 35th District 1975-76);
defeated, 1958.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; American Bar
Association; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; United
Commercial Travelers; Rotary.
Still living as of 1976.
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George W. Thomas (1813-1892) —
of Mt. Vernon, Posey
County, Ind.
Born in Tennessee, March 22,
1813.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1849-50.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Mt. Vernon, Posey
County, Ind., April 26,
1892 (age 79 years, 35
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ind.
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Harlan Whitney Thomas (b. 1908) —
also known as Harlan Thomas —
of Bolivar, Hardeman
County, Tenn.
Born in Michie, McNairy
County, Tenn., August 5,
1908.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1948.
Church
of Christ. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; American
Legion.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Jackson Titus (1814-1855) —
of Texas.
Born in Rutherford
County, Tenn., March 12,
1814.
Son of James
Titus.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Texas state
legislature, 1851-52.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died April 9,
1855 (age 41 years, 28
days).
Interment at Savannah
Cemetery, Red River County, Tex.
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Herbert Sanford Walters (1891-1973) —
also known as Herbert S. Walters —
of Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn.
Born in Leadvale, Jefferson
County, Tenn., November
17, 1891.
Son of John Milo Walters and Lula (Franklin) Walters.
Democrat. Engineer
for railroads;
general
contractor; banker;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1933; member of Tennessee
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1934-47; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1936,
1940,
1944;
Tennessee
Democratic state chair, 1940-44, 1953-55; member of Democratic
National Committee from Tennessee, 1945-47, 1956-67; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1963-65; appointed 1963.
Baptist
or Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., August
17, 1973 (age 81 years, 273
days).
Interment at Jarnagin
Cemetery, Morristown, Tenn.
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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 (age 55 years, 357
days).
Interment at Nashville
City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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John Austin Wharton (1806-1838) —
of Texas.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., 1806.
Delegate
to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Columbia, 1835;
served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; Texas
Republic Secretary of War, 1836; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1836-37, 1838; died in office
1838.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., December
17, 1838 (age about 32
years).
Interment at Founders
Memorial Park, Houston, Tex.
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Newton Harris White (b. 1860) —
also known as Newton H. White —
of Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn.
Born in Giles
County, Tenn., September
2, 1860.
Son of Newton White (1814-1891) and Courtney Sivils (Gordon) White
(born 1825).
Democrat. Farmer;
member, Tennessee Railroad Commission, 1897; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1899; Speaker of
the Tennessee State Senate, 1901-03, 1913-15; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Grandson of Thomas
K. Gordon; son of Newton White (1814-1891) and Courtney Sivils
(Gordon) White (born 1825); married, August 3,
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Vinson Martlow Whitley (b. 1855) —
of Red Boiling Springs, Macon
County, Tenn.
Born in Red Boiling Springs, Macon
County, Tenn., August
12, 1855.
Son of Wiley A. Whitley and Liencinda (Chitwood) Whitley.
School
teacher; lawyer; real estate
business; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1893-95.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Washington Wright (1809-1877) —
of Texas.
Born in Carthage, Smith
County, Tenn., December
11, 1809.
Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member
of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1836-37, 1838-39; member of Texas
Republic Senate, 1843-45; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; delegate
to Texas secession convention, 1861.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Paris, Lamar
County, Tex., August 2,
1877 (age 67 years, 234
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Paris, Tex.
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