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J. Haden Alldredge (1887-1962) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Brooksville, Blount
County, Ala., July 28,
1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; economist;
member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1939-55.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., December
5, 1962 (age 75 years, 130
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Griffin Alldredge and Sophia (Haden) Alldredge; married 1907 to
Mildred Chilton; married, January
12, 1927, to Adna Eley. |
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Victor Henderson Ashe II (b. 1945) —
also known as Victor Ashe —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., January
1, 1945.
Republican. Press aide and legislative aide to U.S. Sen. Howard
H. Baker, Jr., 1966-67; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1968-74; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1975-84; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1984; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1988-2003; U.S. Ambassador to Poland, 2004-09.
Baptist. Member, Civitan.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Francis Barry Jr. (1900-1967) —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Union City, Obion
County, Tenn., February
2, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1923-27; Speaker
of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1925-27.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 4,
1967 (age 67 years, 122
days).
Interment at East
View Cemetery, Union City, Tenn.
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George Leonard Berry (1882-1948) —
also known as George L. Berry —
of Rogersville, Hawkins
County, Tenn.
Born in Lee Valley, Hawkins
County, Tenn., September
12, 1882.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1916;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; president,
International Pressmen and Assistants Union; candidate for Democratic
nomination for Vice President, 1924;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1937-38.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Died December
4, 1948 (age 66 years, 83
days).
Interment at Pressmen's
Home Cemetery, Pressmen's Home, Tenn.
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Charles Avery Blakeney (c.1902-c.1961) —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Taylorsville, Smith
County, Miss., about 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1929-31.
Baptist.
Died about 1961 (age about 59
years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Clyde Bowen (1888-1978) —
of Washington.
Born in Newbern, Dyer
County, Tenn., May 12,
1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Washington
state senate, 1931; legal advisor to Gov. Clarence
D. Martin, 1933; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1934-61;
took senior status 1961.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died April
27, 1978 (age 89 years, 350
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Allen Bowen and Maryette (Featherston)
Bowen. |
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Robert W. Bowens Jr. (1922-2014) —
also known as Robert Bowens; Bob Bowens —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., March
21, 1922.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; barber; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
2nd District, 1962; appointed 1962.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Died, in the VA Medical
Center, Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
18, 2014 (age 92 years, 242
days).
Interment at Great Lakes National Cemetery, Holly, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Bowens, Sr. and Hattie (Hood) Bowens; married to Nellie
Joyce Cooley. |
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John Thomas Bowman (1921-2005) —
also known as John T. Bowman —
of Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Monterey, Putnam
County, Tenn., July 19,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; justice of the
peace; real estate
broker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1952
(alternate), 1968;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County 2nd District,
1955-62; defeated in primary, 1950, 1952; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-77 (11th District 1963-64, 26th District
1965-74, 27th District 1975-77); resigned 1977; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1976.
Baptist. Member, Amvets;
American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles.
Died in Fairfield Glade, Cumberland
County, Tenn., 2005
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Grady Melton Bowman and Alice Gertrude (Norrod) Bowman; married 1940 to Mary
Elizabeth Broderick. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Ulysses Wilhelm Boykin (1914-1987) —
also known as Ulysses W. Boykin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., October
17, 1914.
Republican. Journalist;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1952; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964
(alternate), 1976;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
26, 1987 (age 72 years, 344
days).
Interment at Detroit Memorial Park West, Redford Township, Wayne County,
Mich.
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Albert Preston Brewer (b. 1928) —
also known as Albert P. Brewer —
of Morgan
County, Ala.
Born in Bethel Springs, McNairy
County, Tenn., October
26, 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1955-67; Speaker of
the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1963-67; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1967-68; Governor of
Alabama, 1968-71; defeated, 1970, 1978; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Alabama.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Delta
Sigma Phi.
Still living as of 2014.
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James Jefferson Britt (1861-1939) —
also known as James J. Britt —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born near Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn., March 4,
1861.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1904
(alternate), 1916;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1909-11; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1915-17, 1919;
defeated, 1906; candidate for chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1926.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., December
26, 1939 (age 78 years, 297
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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Joseph A. Brown (1903-1963) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., February
10, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1947-48; defeated in primary, 1948;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1963
(age about
60 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Rivers Henderson Buford, Sr. (1878-1959) —
also known as Rivers H. Buford —
of Wewahitchka, Gulf
County, Fla.; Quincy, Gadsden
County, Fla.; Marianna, Jackson
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn., January
18, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1901; Gadsden
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-11; State's Attorney, Marianna
Judicial Circuit, 1912-21; Florida
state attorney general, 1921-25; resigned 1925; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1925-48; appointed 1925; chief
justice of Florida state supreme court, 1931-33.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen.
Died in 1959
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Old
Quincy Cemetery, Quincy, Fla.
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Joe Cordell Carr (b. 1907) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn., June 20,
1907.
Secretary
of state of Tennessee, 1941-44, 1945-77; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Exchange
Club.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Sidney Forrest Carr and Laura (Burton) Carr; married, September
12, 1934, to Mary Oliver Hart. |
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William Jackson Carter (b. 1894) —
also known as William J. Carter —
of Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn.
Born in Washington
County, Tenn., April
14, 1894.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1925; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1930-33.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Fountain Carter and Alice (Rogers) Carter; married, August
3, 1921, to Anna Ruth Bowman. |
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Wilburn Cartwright (1892-1979) —
of McAlester, Pittsburg
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Georgetown, Meigs
County, Tenn., January
12, 1892.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1915-18; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1919-22; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 3rd District, 1927-43; major in the
U.S. Army during World War II; secretary
of state of Oklahoma, 1947-51; Oklahoma
state auditor, 1951-55.
Baptist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Acacia;
Lions;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., March
14, 1979 (age 87 years, 61
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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Jesse Samuel Cottrell (1878-1944) —
also known as Jesse S. Cottrell —
of Tennessee; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., October
23, 1878.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1907-09; secretary to U.S. Sen.
Newell
Sanders, 1910-11; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1921-28.
Baptist. Member, Elks.
Died March
24, 1944 (age 65 years, 153
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Clifford Davis (1897-1970) —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Hazlehurst, Copiah
County, Miss., November
18, 1897.
Democrat. Lawyer;
city judge in Tennessee, 1923-27; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1940-65 (9th District 1940-43,
10th District 1943-53, 9th District 1953-65).
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Moose; Elks; Order of
Ahepa.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 8,
1970 (age 72 years, 202
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Tenn.
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Ewin Lamar Davis (1876-1949) —
also known as Ewin L. Davis —
of Tullahoma, Coffee
County, Tenn.
Born in Bedford
County, Tenn., February
5, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; circuit judge in
Tennessee, 1910-18; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1919-33; defeated,
1932; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1933-49; died in office 1949;
chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1935, 1940, 1945.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
23, 1949 (age 73 years, 260
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Tullahoma, Tenn.
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Lincoln Davis (b. 1943) —
of Byrdstown, Pickett
County, Tenn.; Pall Mall, Fentress
County, Tenn.
Born near Pall Mall, Fentress
County, Tenn., September
13, 1943.
Democrat. Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1980-84; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1996-2002; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 2003-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 2004,
2008.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2014.
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James Philip Eagle (1837-1904) —
also known as James P. Eagle —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Maury
County, Tenn., August
10, 1837.
Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; minister;
planter;
delegate
to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1874; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1884;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1889-93.
Baptist.
Died, of heart
failure, December
20, 1904 (age 67 years, 132
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Harold Eugene Ford Jr. (b. 1970) —
also known as Harold E. Ford, Jr. —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., May 11,
1970.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 2000,
2004.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Julia Grimmet Fortson (1910-1985) —
also known as Julia L. Grimmet —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Dyersburg, Dyer
County, Tenn., July 8,
1910.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from Louisiana, 1936-50.
Female.
Baptist. Member, Junior
League.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., August
24, 1985 (age 75 years, 47
days).
Interment at Forest
Park East Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
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William Howard Fowler (b. 1925) —
also known as Howard Fowler —
of Tifton, Tift
County, Ga.
Born in Etowah, McMinn
County, Tenn., November
6, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Tift County, 1955-56.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Kiwanis.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Thomas Fowler and Bertha (Chastain) Fowler; married, June 3,
1949, to Sarah Charlyne King. |
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Albert Arnold Gore (1907-1998) —
also known as Albert Gore —
of Carthage, Smith
County, Tenn.
Born in Granville, Jackson
County, Tenn., December
26, 1907.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1939-44, 1945-53;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1953-71; defeated, 1970; candidate for
Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1956.
Baptist.
Died in Carthage, Smith
County, Tenn., December
5, 1998 (age 90 years, 344
days).
Interment at Smith
County Memorial Gardens, Carthage, Tenn.
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Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (b. 1948) —
also known as Al Gore; "Ozone Man";
"Sundance" —
of Carthage, Smith
County, Tenn.
Born in Washington,
D.C., March
31, 1948.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1977-85 (4th District 1977-83, 6th
District 1983-85); U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1985-93; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1988;
Vice
President of the United States, 1993-2001; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Tennessee, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
candidate for President
of the United States, 2000.
Baptist. Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau.
Received the Nobel
Peace Prize in 2007 for his work on global warming.
Still living as of 2022.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert
Arnold Gore and Pauline (LaFon) Gore; married, May 19,
1970, to Mary
Elizabeth Aitcheson; second cousin of Mary Benton Gore (who
married Gordon
Evans Dean); second cousin once removed of Louise
Gore. |
| | | Political family: Gore
family of Carthage, Tennessee. |
| | | Cross-reference: Gore
Vidal |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Al Gore: Earth
in the Balance : Ecology and the Human Spirit
(1993) |
| | | Books about Al Gore: David Maraniss &
Ellen Nakashima, The
Prince of Tennessee : The Rise of Al Gore — Bill
Turque, Inventing
Al Gore: A Biography — Bob Zelnick, Gore
: A Political Life — Joseph Kaufman, The
World According to Al Gore : An A-to-Z Compilation of His Opinions,
Positions, and Public Statements — Alexander Cockburn
& Jeffrey St. Clair, Al
Gore : A User's Manual — Roger Simon, Divided
We Stand : How Al Gore Beat George Bush and Lost the
Presidency — Scott Farris, Almost
President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the
Nation — Rebecca Stefoff, Al
Gore : Vice President (for young readers) |
| | | Critical books about Al Gore: Bill
Sammon, At
Any Cost : How Al Gore Tried to Steal the Election —
Bernard Goldberg, 100
People Who Are Screwing Up America (And Al Franken Is
#37) |
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Willie Gathrel Hefner (1930-2009) —
also known as W. G. 'Bill' Hefner —
of Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C.
Born in Elora, Lincoln
County, Tenn., April
11, 1930.
Democrat. Owner and president, radio
station WRKB, Kannapolis, N.C.; Gospel music
singer with Harvester's Quartet, 1954-67; television performer;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1975-99;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996.
Baptist.
Died September
2, 2009 (age 79 years, 144
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Waighstill Hodges (b. 1866) —
also known as John W. Hodges —
of Boone, Watauga
County, N.C.
Born in Grainger
County, Tenn., April 2,
1866.
Republican. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Watauga County,
1913-14.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel E. Hogg (1783-1842) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Caswell
County, N.C., April
18, 1783.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1813-15; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1817-19.
Baptist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Rutherford
County, Tenn., May 28,
1842 (age 59 years, 40
days).
Interment at Nashville
City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Benjamin Lawson Hooks (1925-2010) —
also known as Benjamin L. Hooks —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., January
31, 1925.
Democrat. Lawyer; pastor;
state court judge in Tennessee, 1965; member, Federal Communications
Commission, 1972-77; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Tennessee, 1996,
2000;
speaker, 1988;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Civil rights leader; friend and confidant of Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr.; recipient of the Spingarn
Medal in 1986.
Died April
15, 2010 (age 85 years, 74
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ben Walter Hooper (1870-1957) —
also known as Ben W. Hooper; Ben Walter
Wade —
of Newport, Cocke
County, Tenn.
Born in Newport, Cocke
County, Tenn., October
13, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1893-95; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Tennessee, 1900
(alternate), 1916,
1928;
Governor
of Tennessee, 1911-15; defeated, 1914; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1916.
Baptist.
Died in Carson Springs, Cocke
County, Tenn., April
18, 1957 (age 86 years, 187
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Newport, Tenn.
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Cordell Hull (1871-1955) —
also known as "Father of the United
Nations" —
of Carthage, Smith
County, Tenn.
Born in a log
cabin at Olympus, Overton County (now Pickett
County), Tenn., October
2, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1893-97; served in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1903-07;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1907-21, 1923-31;
defeated, 1920; member of Democratic
National Committee from Tennessee, 1914-24; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1921-24; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1928,
1940,
1944;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1931-33; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1933-44; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1936.
Baptist; later Episcopalian.
Received the Nobel
Peace Prize in 1945.
Died, of heart
disease and sarcoidosis,
at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., July 23,
1955 (age 83 years, 294
days).
Entombed at Washington
National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of William Hull and Elizabeth (Riley) Hull. |
| | | Cross-reference: Thomas
K. Finletter |
| | | Cordell Hull Dam
on the Cumberland River, and its impoundment, Cordell Hull Lake,
in Smith
and Jackson
counties, Tennessee, are named for
him. — The Cordell Hull State
Office Building (built 1952-54), in Nashville,
Tennessee, is named for
him. — Cordell Hull Highway,
in Barren
and Monroe
counties, Kentucky, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books by Cordell Hull: The
Memoirs of Cordell Hull |
| | | Books about Cordell Hull: Julius
William Pratt, Cordell
Hull, 1933-44 |
| | | Image source: U.S. postage stamp
(1963) |
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Howell Edmunds Jackson (1832-1895) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Paris, Henry
County, Tenn., April 8,
1832.
Democrat. State court judge in Tennessee, 1875; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1880; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1881-86; federal
judge, 1886; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1893-95; died in office 1895.
Baptist.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., August
8, 1895 (age 63 years, 122
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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William Lewis Jenkins (b. 1936) —
also known as William L. Jenkins; Bill
Jenkins —
of Rogersville, Hawkins
County, Tenn.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
29, 1936.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1963-71; Speaker
of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1969-71;
candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1988;
circuit judge in Tennessee, 1990-96; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1997-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Carey Estes Kefauver (1903-1963) —
also known as Estes Kefauver —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born near Madisonville, Monroe
County, Tenn., July 26,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1939-49; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1944
(alternate; speaker),
1952;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1949-63; died in office 1963; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1952,
1956;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1956.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Political Science Association; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from a ruptured
abdominal aortic aneurysm, at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., August
10, 1963 (age 60 years, 15
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Monroe County, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Cooke Kefauver and Phredonia Bradford (Estes) Kefauver;
married, August
8, 1935, to Nancy Patterson Pigott; first cousin once removed of
Joseph
Wingate Folk; second cousin thrice removed of Montgomery
Blair and Francis
Preston Blair Jr.; third cousin twice removed of James
Lawrence Blair, Francis
Preston Blair Lee and Gist
Blair; fourth cousin once removed of Edward
Brooke Lee. |
| | | Political family: Lee-Randolph
family (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | The Estes Kefauver Federal
Building, in Nashville,
Tennessee, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Estes Kefauver: Hugh
Brogan, All
Honorable Men : Huey Long, Robert Moses, Estes Kefauver, Richard J.
Daley — Joseph Bruce Gorman, Kefauver:
A Political Biography |
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John Davis Larkins Jr. (1909-1990) —
also known as John D. Larkins, Jr. —
of Trenton, Jones
County, N.C.
Born in Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn., June 8,
1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1936-44, 1948-54; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; secretary of
North Carolina Democratic Party, 1952-54; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1954-58; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1958-60; candidate for
nomination for Governor of
North Carolina, 1960; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1967.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Woodmen;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died February
16, 1990 (age 80 years, 253
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John D. Larkins and Emma (Cooper) Larkins; married, March
15, 1930, to Pauline Murrill. |
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Major Lea (1771-1822) —
of Grainger
County, Tenn.
Born in Leasburg, Caswell
County, N.C., April
21, 1771.
Member of Tennessee
state senate, 1810.
Baptist.
Died in Grainger
County, Tenn., July 16,
1822 (age 51 years, 86
days).
Interment at Lea Springs Cemetery, Grainger County, Tenn.
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William Ballard Lenoir (1775-1852) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Wilkes
County, N.C., September
1, 1775.
Cotton mill
business; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1815-17.
Baptist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Roane County (part now in Loudon
County), Tenn., December
14, 1852 (age 77 years, 104
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Loudon County, Tenn.
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Joseph Carlton Loser (1892-1984) —
also known as J. Carlton Loser —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., October
1, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1952,
1960;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1957-63.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Kiwanis.
Died July 31,
1984 (age 91 years, 304
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Nashville, Tenn.
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Michael James Lowrey (b. 1953) —
also known as Michael J. Lowrey; "Orange
Mike"; "Inali of Tanasi" —
of Henderson, Chester
County, Tenn.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in a hospital,
Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., November
25, 1953.
Democratic candidate for Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1974; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Wisconsin; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 2004.
Baptist; later Quaker.
Irish
and Cherokee
Indian ancestry. Member, Industrial
Workers of the World; AFSCME;
American
Civil Liberties Union; National
Organization for Women.
Still living as of 2004.
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Major Robert Odell Owens (1936-2013) —
also known as Major R. Owens —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Collierville, Shelby
County, Tenn., June 28,
1936.
Democrat. Librarian;
member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1975-82; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1983-2007 (12th District 1983-93,
11th District 1993-2007).
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Died, from renal
failure and heart
failure, in New York University Langone Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
21, 2013 (age 77 years, 115
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Austin Peay IV (1876-1927) —
also known as "The Maker of Modern
Tennessee" —
of Clarksville, Montgomery
County, Tenn.
Born in Christian
County, Ky., June 1,
1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1901-05; Tennessee
Democratic state chair, 1905; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1916
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1924;
Governor
of Tennessee, 1923-27; died in office 1927.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, at the Governor's
Residence, Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., October
2, 1927 (age 51 years, 123
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Clarksville, Tenn.
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David Eugene Price (b. 1940) —
also known as David E. Price —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in Erwin, Unicoi
County, Tenn., August
17, 1940.
Democrat. Legislative aide, U.S. Senator E.
L. 'Bob' Bartlett, 1963-67; university
professor; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1983-84; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1987-95, 1997-;
defeated, 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Brazilla Carroll Reece (1889-1961) —
also known as B. Carroll Reece —
of Butler, Johnson
County, Tenn.; Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn.
Born in a log
cabin near Butler, Johnson
County, Tenn., December
22, 1889.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; banker; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1921-31, 1933-47,
1951-61; died in office 1961; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Tennessee, 1932,
1936,
1944,
1948
(speaker),
1956,
1960;
member of Republican
National Committee from Tennessee, 1939-40; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1946-48; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1948; Tennessee
Republican state chair, 1958.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Economic Association; American
Statistical Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Delta
Sigma Pi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March
19, 1961 (age 71 years, 87
days).
Interment at Monte
Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Tenn.
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Shelby A. Rhinehart (1927-2002) —
of Spencer, Van Buren
County, Tenn.
Born in White
County, Tenn., May 5,
1927.
Pharmacist;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1959-60, 1971-2002.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., September
19, 2002 (age 75 years, 137
days).
Interment at Town
Cemetery, Spencer, Tenn.
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Newell Sanders (1850-1939) —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Owen
County, Ind., July 12,
1850.
Republican. President, Chattanooga Plow
Co., 1882-1901, 1915-19; leader of alcohol prohibition movement in
Tennessee; Tennessee
Republican state chair, 1894-96, 1906-12; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Tennessee, 1900,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924;
member of Republican
National Committee from Tennessee, 1912-16; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1912-13; defeated, 1922.
Baptist. Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died January
26, 1939 (age 88 years, 198
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Roy Smith (b. 1924) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston, Overton
County, Tenn., February
12, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
analyst for Ford Motor
Company; supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1959-66; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 52nd District, 1967-72, 1975-82;
defeated, 1962 (Washtenaw County 2nd District), 1972 (22nd District);
Saline city administrator, 1973-74; candidate for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1982.
Baptist or Church
of Christ. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1949 to
Shirley Sanford. |
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John Quillin Tilson (1866-1958) —
also known as John Q. Tilson —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Clearbranch, Unicoi
County, Tenn., April 5,
1866.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Haven, 1905-08; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut, 1909-13, 1915-32 (at-large
1909-13, 3rd District 1915-32); defeated, 1912; resigned 1932;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1932;
Parliamentarian, 1936.
Baptist. Member, Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in New London, Merrimack
County, N.H., August
14, 1958 (age 92 years, 131
days).
Interment at Tilson Cemetery, Clearbranch, Tenn.
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Isaac Veatch (1786-1833) —
of Indiana.
Born in Tennessee, February
18, 1786.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1827-28; defeated, 1828.
Baptist.
Died of cholera,
in Floyd
County, Ind., July 31,
1833 (age 47 years, 163
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Herbert Sanford Walters (1891-1973) —
also known as Herbert S. Walters —
of Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn.
Born in Leadvale, Jefferson
County, Tenn., November
17, 1891.
Democrat. Engineer
for railroads;
general
contractor; banker;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1933; member of Tennessee
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1934-47; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1936,
1940,
1944;
Tennessee
Democratic state chair, 1940-44, 1953-55; member of Democratic
National Committee from Tennessee, 1945-47, 1956-67; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1963-65; appointed 1963.
Baptist or Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., August
17, 1973 (age 81 years, 273
days).
Interment at Emma
Jarnagin Cemetery, Morristown, Tenn.
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Zachary Paul Wamp (b. 1957) —
also known as Zach Wamp —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Fort Benning, Chattahoochee
County, Ga., October
28, 1957.
Republican. Real estate
broker; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1995-; defeated,
1992; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 2008.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Philip Bailey Whitaker (b. 1891) —
also known as Phil B. Whitaker —
of Riverview (now part of Chattanooga), Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., May 19,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Tennessee; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1948,
1952.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Civitan.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Matt N. Whitaker and Florence (Griffin) Whitaker; married to Hilda
Perry. |
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Vinson Martlow Whitley (1855-1947) —
of Red Boiling Springs, Macon
County, Tenn.; Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn.
Born in Red Boiling Springs, Macon
County, Tenn., August
12, 1855.
School
teacher; lawyer; real estate
business; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1893-95.
Missionary Baptist.
Died, from chronic
glomerular nephritis, in Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn., August
26, 1947 (age 92 years, 14
days).
Interment at Emma
Jarnagin Cemetery, Morristown, Tenn.
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Herbert McNultie Wyrick (1893-1978) —
also known as H. M. Wyrick —
of Aurora, Dearborn
County, Ind.; Fairbury, Jefferson
County, Neb.; Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Barberton, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Maynardville, Union
County, Tenn., October
6, 1893.
Republican. Pastor; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1948.
Baptist. Member, Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., December
28, 1978 (age 85 years, 83
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery, Maloneyville, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of George M. Wyrick and Catherine (Hawkins) Wyrick; married, June 27,
1917, to Roxie Peters. |
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William James Yerby (1867-1950) —
also known as William J. Yerby —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Oldtown, Phillips
County, Ark., September
22, 1867.
Physician;
U.S. Consul in Sierra Leone, 1906-15; Dakar, 1915-25; La Rochelle, 1925-26; Oporto, 1926-30; Nantes, 1930-32.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1950
(age about
82 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Milton Yerby and Clementine Yerby; married to Cecilia
Carolyn Kennedy. |
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