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Sullivan County
Tennessee

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Sullivan County

Index to Locations Unknown location Blountville Blountville Cemetery Near Blountville Tri-Cities Regional Airport Near Bristol Weavers Cemetery Unknown Location Sullivan County, Tennessee Politicians buried here:   John Isaac Cox (1855-1946) — also known as John I. Cox — of Tennessee. Born in Sullivan County, Tenn., November 23, 1855. Speaker of the Tennessee State Senate, 1905; Governor of Tennessee, 1905-07. Died September 5, 1946 (age 90 years, 286 days). Interment somewhere.   See also National Governors Association biography Blountville Cemetery Blountville, Sullivan County, Tennessee Politicians buried here:   John Rhea (1753-1832) — of North Carolina; Sullivan County, Tenn. Born in Ireland, 1753. Democrat. Member of North Carolina house of commons, 1780; delegate to North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1789; delegate to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1796-97; U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1803-15, 1817-23. Slaveowner. Died near Blountville, Sullivan County, Tenn., May 27, 1832 (age about 78 years). Interment at Blountville Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   George Rutledge McClelland (1816-1904) — also known as George R. McClelland — of Tennessee. Born in Beaver Creek, Sullivan County, Tenn., September 3, 1816. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Tennessee state senate, 1859-61; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died in Sullivan County, Tenn., January 11, 1904 (age 87 years, 130 days). Interment at Blountville Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Abraham McClelland. Tri-Cities Regional Airport Near Blountville, Sullivan County, Tennessee Politicians who have (or had) monuments here:   Kenneth Douglas McKellar (1869-1957) — also known as Kenneth D. McKellar — of Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. Born in Richmond, Dallas County, Ala., January 29, 1869. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1908, 1920, 1936, 1940, 1944 (speaker); U.S. Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1911-17; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1917-53. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died October 25, 1957 (age 88 years, 269 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.; statue at Tri-Cities Regional Airport.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Weavers Cemetery Near Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee Politicians buried here:   Abraham McClelland (1788-1866) — of Tennessee. Born in Sullivan County, Tenn., June 29, 1788. Democrat. Member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1823-25, 1827-29; member of Tennessee state senate, 1829-33; delegate to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1834; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1837-43. Slaveowner. Died in Sullivan County, Tenn., May 3, 1866 (age 77 years, 308 days). Interment at Weavers Cemetery.   Relatives: Father of George Rutledge McClelland.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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