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Weakley County
Tennessee

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Weakley County

Index to Locations Dresden Sunset Cemetery Gardner Caldwell Cemetery Sharon Mt. Vernon Cemetery Sunset Cemetery Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee Politicians buried here:   Finis James Garrett (1875-1956) — also known as Finis J. Garrett — of Dresden, Weakley County, Tenn. Born near Ore Springs, Weakley County, Tenn., August 26, 1875. Democrat. School teacher; newspaper editor; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1905-29; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1916 (alternate), 1924 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee); Associate Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1929. Died May 26, 1956 (age 80 years, 274 days). Interment at Sunset Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Noah J. Garrett and Virginia (Baughman) Garrett; married, November 27, 1901, to Elizabeth Harris Burns.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Caldwell Cemetery Gardner, Weakley County, Tennessee Politicians buried here:   William Parker Caldwell (1832-1903) — of Tennessee. Born in Christmasville, Carroll County, Tenn., November 8, 1832. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1857-59; candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1868; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1875-79; member of Tennessee state senate, 1891-93. Slaveowner. Died in Gardner, Weakley County, Tenn., June 7, 1903 (age 70 years, 211 days). Interment at Caldwell Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Mt. Vernon Cemetery Sharon, Weakley County, Tennessee Politicians buried here:   Henry Emerson Etheridge (1819-1902) — also known as Emerson Etheridge — of Dresden, Weakley County, Tenn. Born in Currituck, Currituck County, N.C., September 18, 1819. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1845-47; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1853-57, 1859-61; Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1861-63; candidate for Governor of Tennessee, 1867; member of Tennessee state senate, 1869-70; U.S. Surveyor of Customs, 1891-94. Slaveowner. Died in Dresden, Weakley County, Tenn., October 21, 1902 (age 83 years, 33 days). Interment at Mt. Vernon Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Etheridge and Elizabeth (Harvey) Etheridge; married, October 17, 1849, to Fanny A. Bell; fourth cousin of Augustus Holly Etheridge.   Political family: Etheridge family of North Carolina.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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