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Scott County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Scott County

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards Huntsville Duncan Family Cemetery Huntsville Mossop Cemetery Private or family graveyard Scott County, Tennessee Duncan Family Cemetery Huntsville, Scott County, Tennessee Politicians buried here:   John James Duncan (1919-1988) — also known as John J. Duncan — of Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn. Born in Huntsville, Scott County, Tenn., March 24, 1919. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; mayor of Knoxville, Tenn., 1959-64; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1960, 1972 (alternate); U.S. Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1965-88; died in office 1988. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; American Bar Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., June 21, 1988 (age 69 years, 89 days). Interment at Duncan Family Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Flem Baird Duncan and Cassie (Lee) Duncan; married 1942 to Lois Emma Swisher; father of John James Duncan Jr..   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial Mossop Cemetery Huntsville, Scott County, Tennessee Politicians buried here:   Howard Henry Baker Jr. (1925-2014) — also known as Howard H. Baker — of Huntsville, Scott County, Tenn. Born in Huntsville, Scott County, Tenn., November 15, 1925. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1967-85; defeated, 1964; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1972; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1980; White House Chief of Staff, 1987-88; Republican Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 2000 (voted for George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney); U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 2001-05. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi; Pi Kappa Phi. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1984. Died in Huntsville, Scott County, Tenn., June 26, 2014 (age 88 years, 223 days). Interment at Mossop Cemetery.   Relatives: Step-son of Irene Bailey Baker; son of Dora (Ladd) Baker and Howard Henry Baker; married, December 22, 1951, to Joy Dirksen (daughter of Everett McKinley Dirksen); married, December 7, 1996, to Nancy Landon Kassebaum (daughter of Alfred Mossman Landon).   Political family: Baker family of Kansas and Tennessee.   Cross-reference: Victor Ashe   Howard Baker Jr. Avenue, in Knoxville, Tennessee, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial

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