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Index to Locations
Chattanooga Chattanooga National
Cemetery
Chattanooga Citizens Cemetery
Chattanooga Forest Hills Cemetery
Chattanooga Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Chattanooga Old Citizens Cemetery
Chattanooga
National Cemetery
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
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Austin Letheridge Bender (1916-1980) —
also known as A. L. Bender;
"Chunk" —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., June 6,
1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1952;
mayor
of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1969-71; resigned 1971.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, August
28, 1980 (age 64 years, 83
days).
Interment at Chattanooga National Cemetery.
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John M. Veale (1918-2002) —
of St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in 1918.
Democrat. Democratic candidate for Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1950, 1954 (primary); candidate for
Michigan
state board of education, 1955.
Died April
26, 2002 (age about 83
years).
Interment at Chattanooga National Cemetery.
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Citizens
Cemetery
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
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Reese Bowen Brabson (1817-1863) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Brabsons Ferry, Sevier
County, Tenn., September
16, 1817.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1851-52; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1859-61.
Slaveowner.
Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., August
16, 1863 (age 45 years, 334
days).
Interment at Citizens Cemetery.
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Forest Hills
Cemetery
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
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David McKendree Key (1824-1900) —
of Tennessee.
Born near Greeneville, Greene
County, Tenn., January
27, 1824.
Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1870; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1875-77; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1877-80; federal
judge, 1880.
Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., February
3, 1900 (age 76 years, 7
days).
Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
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Nathan Lynn Bachman (1878-1937) —
also known as Nathan L. Bachman —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., August
2, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Tennessee 6th District, 1908-12; justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1918-24; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1933-37; died in office 1937.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from a heart
attack in his room at the Continental Hotel, Washington,
D.C., April
23, 1937 (age 58 years, 264
days).
Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
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James Beriah Frazier (1856-1937) —
also known as James B. Frazier —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Pikeville, Bledsoe
County, Tenn., October
18, 1856.
Democrat. Governor of
Tennessee, 1903-05; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1905-11.
Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., March
28, 1937 (age 80 years, 161
days).
Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
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Henry Clay Evans (1843-1921) —
also known as H. Clay Evans —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in McAlisterville, Juniata
County, Pa., June 18,
1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; iron and railway
car manufacturer; mayor
of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1882-83; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1889-91; defeated,
1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1892,
1896,
1904,
1908,
1912,
1916;
candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1894; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice
President, 1896;
U.S. Commissioner of Pensions, 1897-1902; U.S. Consul General in London, 1902-05; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1918.
Died, from heart
disease, in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., December
12, 1921 (age 78 years, 177
days).
Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
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William Emerson Brock (1872-1950) —
also known as William E. Brock —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Farmington, Davie
County, N.C., May 14,
1872.
Democrat. President, Brock Candy Company; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Tennessee, 1928;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1929-31.
Methodist.
Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., August
5, 1950 (age 78 years, 83
days).
Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
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Newell Sanders (1850-1939) —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Owen
County, Ind., July 12,
1850.
Republican. President, Chattanooga Plow
Co., 1882-1901, 1915-19; leader of alcohol prohibition movement in
Tennessee; Tennessee
Republican state chair, 1894-96, 1906-12; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Tennessee, 1900,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924;
member of Republican
National Committee from Tennessee, 1912-16; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1912-13; defeated, 1922.
Baptist.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died January
26, 1939 (age 88 years, 198
days).
Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
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William Little Frierson (1868-1953) —
also known as William L. Frierson —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Shelbyville, Bedford
County, Tenn., September
3, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from
Tennessee, 1896; mayor
of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1905-07; U.S. Solicitor General, 1920-21.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., May 25,
1953 (age 84 years, 264
days).
Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
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John Austin Moon (1855-1921) —
also known as John A. Moon —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Albemarle
County, Va., April
22, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1888; circuit judge in
Tennessee, 1889-94; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1897-1921; defeated,
1920; died in office 1921; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1900.
Died June 26,
1921 (age 66 years, 65
days).
Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
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Samuel Davis McReynolds (1872-1939) —
also known as Sam D. McReynolds —
of Pikeville, Bledsoe
County, Tenn.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born near Pikeville, Bledsoe
County, Tenn., April
16, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Tennessee, 1903-23; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1923-39; died in
office 1939.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 11,
1939 (age 67 years, 86
days).
Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
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James Beriah Frazier Jr. (1890-1978) —
also known as James B. Frazier, Jr. —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., June 23,
1890.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1933-48; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1949-63.
Methodist.
Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., October
30, 1978 (age 88 years, 129
days).
Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
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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
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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John T. Wilder (1830-1917) —
of Lawrenceburg, Dearborn
County, Ind.; Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn.; Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Hunter, Greene
County, N.Y., January
31, 1830.
Republican. Millwright;
foundry
owner; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
manufacturer of railroad
rails; railroad
promoter; mayor
of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1871-72; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1876; postmaster at Chattanooga,
Tenn., 1877-82; hotel
owner.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., October
20, 1917 (age 87 years, 262
days).
Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
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Mt. Olivet
Cemetery
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
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William Cullom (1810-1896) —
of Carthage, Smith
County, Tenn.
Born in Elk Spring Valley, Wayne
County, Ky., June 4,
1810.
Whig. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1843-47; Whig Presidential Elector for Tennessee,
1848;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1851-55 (8th District 1851-53, 4th
District 1853-55); delegate to Whig National Convention from
Tennessee, 1852.
Methodist;
later Catholic.
Slaveowner.
Died in Clinton, Anderson
County, Tenn., December
6, 1896 (age 86 years, 185
days).
Original interment at McAdoo
Cemetery, Clinton, Tenn.; reinterment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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Old Citizens
Cemetery
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
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William Crutchfield (1824-1890) —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Greeneville, Greene
County, Tenn., November
16, 1824.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1873-75.
Slaveowner.
Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., January
24, 1890 (age 65 years, 69
days).
Interment at Old Citizens Cemetery.
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