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Henry County
Tennessee

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Henry County

Index to Locations Poplar Grove Cemetery Paris City Cemetery Paris Maplewood Cemetery Paris Paris City Cemetery Near Paris Fitzgerald Cemetery Poplar Grove Cemetery Henry County, Tennessee Politicians buried here:   William Nathaniel Porter (1812-1867) — also known as Nathaniel Porter — of Tennessee. Born in Henry County, Tenn., December 15, 1812. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1866. With others, tried to stop the ratification of the 14th Amendment in 1866 by staying away and preventing a quorum; this tactic was not successful. Expelled from the Tennessee House a few days later. Died in Henry County, Tenn., June 11, 1867 (age 54 years, 178 days). Interment at Poplar Grove Cemetery. City Cemetery Paris, Henry County, Tennessee Politicians buried here:   James Davis Porter Jr. (1828-1912) — also known as James D. Porter, Jr. — of Tennessee. Born in Henry County, Tenn., December 7, 1828. Democrat. Governor of Tennessee, 1875-79; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1880; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, 1885-87; U.S. Minister to Chile, 1893-94. Died May 18, 1912 (age 83 years, 163 days). Interment at City Cemetery.   See also National Governors Association biography — U.S. State Dept career summary   John DeWitt Clinton Atkins (1825-1908) — of Paris, Henry County, Tenn. Born near Manly's Chapel, Henry County, Tenn., June 4, 1825. Democrat. Farmer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1849-51; member of Tennessee state senate, 1857; U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1857-59, 1873-83 (9th District 1857-59, 7th District 1873-75, 8th District 1875-83); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1860; candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Delegate from Tennessee to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Representative from Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1885-88. Slaveowner. Died in Paris, Henry County, Tenn., June 2, 1908 (age 82 years, 364 days). Interment at City Cemetery.   Presumably named for: DeWitt Clinton   Relatives: Son of John Atkins and Sarah (Manley) Atkins; married, November 23, 1847, to Elizabeth Bacon Porter; married, June 24, 1890, to Flora Crawford.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   William Grainger Blount (1784-1827) — of Tennessee. Born near New Bern, Craven County, N.C., 1784. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1811; secretary of state of Tennessee, 1811-15; U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1815-19. Slaveowner. Died May 21, 1827 (age about 42 years). Interment at City Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William Blount; nephew of Thomas Blount.   Political family: Blount family of North Carolina.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John Wesley Crockett (1807-1852) — of Tennessee. Born in Trenton, Gibson County, Tenn., July 10, 1807. U.S. Representative from Tennessee 12th District, 1837-41. Died in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., November 24, 1852 (age 45 years, 137 days). Interment at City Cemetery.   Presumably named for: John Wesley   Relatives: Son of David Crockett.   Political family: Crockett-Walcutt family of Tennessee.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Maplewood Cemetery Paris, Henry County, Tennessee Politicians buried here:   Thomas Clark Rye (1863-1953) — also known as Tom C. Rye — of Tennessee. Born in Camden, Benton County, Tenn., June 2, 1863. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1904 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization); Governor of Tennessee, 1915-19. Died September 12, 1953 (age 90 years, 102 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.   See also National Governors Association biography   Dan M. Nobles (1863-1924) — of Paris, Henry County, Tenn. Born in Tennessee, August 13, 1863. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1896 (alternate), 1920; postmaster at Paris, Tenn., 1901. Died, from liver cirrhosis, in Paris, Henry County, Tenn., February 23, 1924 (age 60 years, 194 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Simon Nobles and Mary Ann (Benton) Nobles; married 1891 to Maggie Luceil Willett; married 1900 to Susan Mary Stader.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Paris City Cemetery Paris, Henry County, Tennessee Politicians buried here:   Orion Conyers Barton (1850-1938) — also known as O. C. Barton — of Paris, Henry County, Tenn. Born in Cottage Grove, Henry County, Tenn., March 18, 1850. Democrat. Delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Tennessee, 1896. Died in Paris, Henry County, Tenn., January 19, 1938 (age 87 years, 307 days). Interment at Paris City Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Joseph Wade Barton and Mary A. (Hardy) Barton; married 1878 to Tommie Crutchfield; married 1893 to Matilda Cavitt.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Fitzgerald Cemetery Near Paris, Henry County, Tennessee Politicians buried here:   William Fitzgerald (1799-1864) — of Dover, Stewart County, Tenn.; Paris, Henry County, Tenn. Born in Port Tobacco, Charles County, Md., August 6, 1799. Lawyer; Stewart County Circuit Court Clerk, 1822-25; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1825-27; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1831-33; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1845-61. Slaveowner. Died in Paris, Henry County, Tenn., March, 1864 (age 64 years, 0 days). Interment at Fitzgerald Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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