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Madison County
Tennessee

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Madison County

Index to Locations Jackson Hollywood Cemetery Jackson Jackson Cemetery Jackson Riverside Cemetery Near Jackson Old Salem Cemetery Hollywood Cemetery Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Thomas Jefferson Murray (1894-1971) — also known as Tom J. Murray — of Jackson, Madison County, Tenn. Born in Jackson, Madison County, Tenn., August 1, 1894. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; chair of Madison County Democratic Party, 1924-33; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1928, 1932, 1936; U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1943-67 (8th District 1943-53, 7th District 1953-67). Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died in Jackson, Madison County, Tenn., November 28, 1971 (age 77 years, 119 days). Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.   Presumably named for: Thomas Jefferson   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   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. Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1913; 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.   Relatives: Son of John Lafayette Pearson and Annie (Herron) Pearson; married, June 23, 1915, to Evelyn Pearcy.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Hugh Carmack Anderson (1890-1953) — also known as H. C. Anderson — of Jackson, Madison County, Tenn. Born in Jackson, Madison County, Tenn., May 19, 1890. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1912 (alternate), 1924, 1936 (alternate); served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Tennessee state senate, 1931-33; Judge, Tennessee Court of Appeals, 1940. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Knights of Khorassan. Died in Jackson, Madison County, Tenn., May 7, 1953 (age 62 years, 353 days). Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Hugh Crump Anderson and Emma (Burdette) Anderson; married 1918 to Virginia Ione Ray.   Augustus Holly Askew (1854-1926) — also known as Augustus H. Askew — of Madison County, Tenn. Born in Tennessee, 1854. Democrat. Member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1903-05, 1907-09; member of Tennessee state senate, 1909-13. Died in 1926 (age about 72 years). Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Thomas Hughlon Akin (1904-1943) — also known as Hughlon Akin — of Jackson, Madison County, Tenn. Born in Trezevant, Carroll County, Tenn., May 8, 1904. Democrat. Linotype operator; lawyer; member of Tennessee state senate, 1937-39. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Jackson, Madison County, Tenn., August 16, 1943 (age 39 years, 100 days). Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Luther Adolphus Akin and Caroline Lucinda (Jones) Akin; married, July 12, 1937, to Dell Fisackerly. Jackson Cemetery Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee Politicians buried here:   Landon Carter Haynes (1816-1875) — also known as Landon C. Haynes — of Tennessee. Born in Elizabethton, Carter County, Tenn., December 2, 1816. Member of Tennessee state senate, 1847; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1849-51; Speaker of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1849-51; Senator from Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65. Died in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., February 17, 1875 (age 58 years, 77 days). Original interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.; reinterment in 1902 at Jackson Cemetery.   Relatives: Uncle of Nathaniel Edwin Harris.   Political family: Taylor family of Tennessee. Riverside Cemetery Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee Politicians buried here:   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. Slaveowner. Died in Jackson, Madison County, Tenn., May 15, 1883 (age 79 years, 76 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Hugh Crump Anderson (1851-1915) — also known as Hu C. Anderson — of Jackson, Madison County, Tenn. Born in McNairy County, Tenn., February 2, 1851. 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.   Relatives: Son of William Taylor Anderson and Mahala (Wisdom) Anderson; married to Helen Bond, Emma Burdette and Ellen Bond; father of Hugh Carmack Anderson.   William T. Haskell (1818-1859) — of Tennessee. Born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn., July 21, 1818. Member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1840; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 11th District, 1847-49. Slaveowner. Died, in an insane asylum, March 12, 1859 (age 40 years, 234 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.   Relatives: Nephew of Charles Ready Jr..   Political family: Four Thousand Related Politicians..   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Norburn Decatur Wiggins (1847-1920) — also known as N. D. Wiggins — of Mobile, Mobile County, Ala.; Jackson, Madison County, Tenn.; St. Louis, Mo. Born in Mobile County, Ala., January 16, 1847. Democrat. Delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Tennessee, 1896. Died in Jackson, Madison County, Tenn., May 24, 1920 (age 73 years, 129 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Robert Davis Wiggins and Permelia Elizabeth (Sprawl) Wiggins; married, April 20, 1892, to Louise Jane Goodrich.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Old Salem Cemetery Cotton Grove Road Near Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee Politicians buried here:   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. Slaveowner. Died August 23, 1849 (age 63 years, 193 days). Interment at Old Salem Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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