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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, Jackson, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of Luther Adolphus Akin and Caroline Lucinda (Jones) Akin; married,
July
12, 1937, to Dell Fisackerly. |
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Letha M. Barrow (1907-1988) —
also known as Letha Jewel McNeely; Mrs. R. Wilson
Barrow —
of Macon, Macon
County, Mo.
Born in Macon
County, Mo., August
26, 1907.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1940,
1948,
1952.
Female.
Christian.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., March
30, 1988 (age 80 years, 217
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Macon, Mo.
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Frank Clifford Bruton (b. 1905) —
also known as Frank C. Bruton —
of Burkesville, Cumberland
County, Ky.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., February
22, 1905.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 38th District, 1934-35.
Christian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank William Bruton and Vallie (Ross) Bruton; married, February
5, 1928, to Opal Lewis. |
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Thomas Lee Cummings (b. 1891) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in McMinnville, Warren
County, Tenn., May 1,
1891.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Nashville, Tenn., 1938-47.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Eagles;
Junior
Order; Civitan.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Martin Cummings and Mary Josephine (Brewer) Cummings;
married, November
17, 1915, to Ella Connell. |
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Robert Coleman Foster (1769-1844) —
also known as Robert C. Foster —
of Tennessee.
Born in Virginia, July 8,
1769.
Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1803-07; Speaker
of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1805-07; member
of Tennessee
state senate, 1809-15, 1825-27; Speaker
of the Tennessee State Senate, 1813-15, 1825-27; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1815, 1817.
Christian.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., September
27, 1844 (age 75 years, 81
days).
Interment at Nashville
City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Charles L. Heaberlin (b. 1883) —
of Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Hancock
County, Tenn., February
12, 1883.
Insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1917-18,
1925-27; resigned 1927; West Virginia Compensation Commissioner.
Christian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of T. J. Heaberlin and Emmaline Heaberlin; married 1906 to
Elizabeth Shumate. |
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William Cannon Houston (1852-1931) —
also known as William C. Houston —
of Woodbury, Cannon
County, Tenn.
Born in Bedford
County, Tenn., March
17, 1852.
Democrat. Member of Tennessee state legislature, 1876, 1880;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; state court judge
in Tennessee, 1894; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1905-19.
Christian.
Died in 1931
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Woodbury, Tenn.
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Hugh Barton Lindsay (b. 1856) —
also known as Hugh B. Lindsay —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Campbell
County, Tenn., November
5, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1889-93;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1924.
Christian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cornelius Storms Lindsay and Voleltine (Bowling) Lindsay; married
1883 to
Sarah Elizabeth Foster. |
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Harry Hill McAlister (1875-1959) —
also known as Hill McAlister —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., July 15,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1911-13; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Tennessee; Tennessee
Democratic state chair, 1918-20; Tennessee
state treasurer, 1919-27, 1931-33; Governor of
Tennessee, 1933-37.
Christian.
Died October
30, 1959 (age 84 years, 107
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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George N. Tillman (b. 1851) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Bedford
County, Tenn., January
23, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer;
vice-president, Merchants' Bank,
Nashville; general counsel, Nashville & Decatur Railroad;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1873-74; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1896, 1908; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Tennessee, 1900.
Christian.
Burial location unknown.
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John Haywood Tolbert (1837-1907) —
also known as J. H. Tolbert —
of Howe, Grayson
County, Tex.; Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex.
Born in Jackson
County, Tenn., January
25, 1837.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1887-93, 1899-1901 (27th District
1887-93, 8th District 1899-1901).
Christian.
Died February
7, 1907 (age 70 years, 13
days).
Interment at West
Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Tex.
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