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Cheatham-Foster family of Nashville, Tennessee

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  Anderson Cheatham — of Tennessee. Member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1801-09, 1819-21, 1823-25. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of Richard Cheatham; uncle of Edward Saunders Cheatham, Richard Boone Cheatham and Boyd M. Cheatham.
  Political family: Cheatham-Foster family of Nashville, Tennessee.
  Robert Coleman Foster (1769-1844) — also known as Robert C. Foster — of Tennessee. Born in Virginia, July 8, 1769. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1803-07; Speaker of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1805-07; member of Tennessee state senate, 1809-15, 1825-27; Speaker of the Tennessee State Senate, 1813-15, 1825-27; candidate for Governor of Tennessee, 1815, 1817. Christian. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., September 27, 1844 (age 75 years, 81 days). Interment at Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Father of Ephraim Hubbard Foster and Robert Coleman Foster Jr..
  Political family: Cheatham-Foster family of Nashville, Tennessee.
  Ephraim Hubbard Foster (1794-1854) — also known as Ephraim H. Foster — of Tennessee. Born near Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky., September 17, 1794. Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1827-31, 1835-37; Speaker of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1829-31, 1835-37; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1837-39, 1843-45; candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; candidate for Governor of Tennessee, 1845. Episcopalian. Slaveowner. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., September 6, 1854 (age 59 years, 354 days). Interment at Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Coleman Foster; brother of Robert Coleman Foster Jr.; father-in-law of Edward Saunders Cheatham.
  Political family: Cheatham-Foster family of Nashville, Tennessee.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Coleman Foster Jr. (b. 1796) — of Tennessee. Born near Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky., November 10, 1796. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1829-31, 1833-35, 1839-41; member of Tennessee state senate, 1841-43. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Coleman Foster; brother of Ephraim Hubbard Foster.
  Political family: Cheatham-Foster family of Nashville, Tennessee.
  Richard Cheatham (1799-1845) — of Tennessee. Born in Springfield, Robertson County, Tenn., February 20, 1799. Whig. Member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1825-33, 1843-45; delegate to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1834; candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 11th District, 1837-39. Presbyterian. Slaveowner. Died near Springfield, Robertson County, Tenn., September 9, 1845 (age 46 years, 201 days). Original interment at Old City Cemetery, Springfield, Tenn.; reinterment in 1952 at Elmwood Cemetery, Springfield, Tenn.
  Relatives: Brother of Anderson Cheatham; father of Edward Saunders Cheatham, Richard Boone Cheatham and Boyd M. Cheatham.
  Political family: Cheatham-Foster family of Nashville, Tennessee.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Edward Saunders Cheatham (1818-1878) — also known as Edward S. Cheatham — of Springfield, Robertson County, Tenn. Born in Springfield, Robertson County, Tenn., July 31, 1818. Democrat. Member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1853-55; member of Tennessee state senate, 1855-57, 1861-63; Speaker of the Tennessee State Senate, 1855-57, 1861-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1872. Died in Horn Lake, DeSoto County, Miss., December 21, 1878 (age 60 years, 143 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of Ephraim Hubbard Foster; son of Richard Cheatham; brother of Richard Boone Cheatham and Boyd M. Cheatham; nephew of Anderson Cheatham.
  Political family: Cheatham-Foster family of Nashville, Tennessee.
  Cheatham County, Tenn. is named for him.
  Richard Boone Cheatham (1824-1877) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Springfield, Robertson County, Tenn., December 8, 1824. Member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1859-61, 1869-71; mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1860-62. Presbyterian. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., May 7, 1877 (age 52 years, 150 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Cheatham; brother of Edward Saunders Cheatham and Boyd M. Cheatham; nephew of Anderson Cheatham.
  Political family: Cheatham-Foster family of Nashville, Tennessee.
  Boyd M. Cheatham — of Tennessee. Member of Tennessee state legislature, 1870. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Cheatham; brother of Edward Saunders Cheatham and Richard Boone Cheatham; nephew of Anderson Cheatham.
  Political family: Cheatham-Foster family of Nashville, Tennessee.
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