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  Jesse Corcoran Adkins (1879-1955) — of Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md.; Washington, D.C. Born in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., April 13, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; law professor; justice of District of Columbia supreme court, 1930-36; U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1936-46; took senior status 1946. Disciples of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Phi Alpha Delta. Died in Washington, D.C., March 29, 1955 (age 75 years, 350 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Milton T. Adkins and Sarah Elizabeth (Walker) Adkins; married, July 14, 1903, to Bertha McNaught.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article
  Eben Alexander (1851-1910) — of Chapel Hill, Orange County, N.C. Born in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., March 9, 1851. University professor; U.S. Minister to Greece, 1893-97; Romania, 1893-97; Serbia, 1893-97; U.S. Consul General in Athens, as of 1893-97; Bucharest, as of 1893-97; Belgrade, as of 1893-97. Died suddenly of heart disease, in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., March 11, 1910 (age 59 years, 2 days). Interment at Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Judge Ebenezer Alexander and Margaret White (McClung) Alexander; married, October 15, 1874, to Marion Howard-Smith; grandson of Adam Rankin Alexander.
  Epitaph: "A Worthy Son of a Noble Father."
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eugene Rufus Attkisson (1873-1939) — also known as Eugene Attkisson — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Lavinia, Carroll County, Tenn., October 31, 1873. Democrat. College teacher; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; American Bar Association; Elks; Lions. Died in 1939 (age about 65 years). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. John Rufus Attkisson and Elizabeth Moss (Lanier) Attkisson; married, June 6, 1900, to Grace Crawford Dorney.
  Mary Frances Berry (b. 1938) — Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., February 17, 1938. Lawyer; writer; university professor; member, U.S. Civil Rights Commission, 1978-2004; chair, U.S. Civil Rights Commission, 1993-99; arrested during an anti-apartheid sit-in at the South African Embassy in Washington, 1984. Female. African ancestry. Still living as of 2014.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  James Thomas Blair (1871-1944) — also known as James T. Blair — of Maysville, DeKalb County, Mo.; St. Louis, Mo. Born in Loudon, Loudon County, Tenn., November 11, 1871. Democrat. College professor; president, Obion College, 1895-96; lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from DeKalb County, 1899-1902; justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1915-24; defeated, 1924; chief justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1921-22. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., April 12, 1944 (age 72 years, 153 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Samuel Tate Blair and Louisa Matlock (Osborne) Blair; married, June 19, 1901, to Grace Emma Ray; father of James Thomas Blair Jr..
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Theodore M. Brantly (1851-1922) — also known as Theodore M. Brantley — Born near Lebanon, Wilson County, Tenn., February 12, 1851. Republican. Lawyer; college professor; district judge in Montana 3rd District, 1894-98; chief justice of Montana state supreme court, 1899-1922; died in office 1922. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont., September 16, 1922 (age 71 years, 216 days). Interment at Forestvale Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Edwin Theodore Brantly and Mary Eliza (McKnight) Brantly; married 1891 to Lois A. Reat (sister of Samuel Callaway Reat); father of Lois Brown Brantly (who married Francis A. Hazelbaker); nephew of Neill Smith Brown and John Calvin Brown.
  Political family: Brown-Oliver-McMillin-Hazelbaker family.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jacob McGavock Dickinson (1851-1928) — also known as Jacob M. Dickinson — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Columbus, Lowndes County, Miss., January 30, 1851. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1891-93; law professor; general counsel, Illinois Central Railroad, 1899-1909; U.S. Secretary of War, 1909-11. Member, Izaak Walton League. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 13, 1928 (age 77 years, 318 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Dickinson and Anna (McGavock) Dickinson; married, April 20, 1876, to Martha Maxwell Overton; uncle of Henry Dickinson Lindsley.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Rountree Evans (b. 1863) — of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn. Born in Lancaster, Grant County, Wis., April 4, 1863. Republican. Lawyer; law professor; Hamilton County Attorney, 1894-98; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; candidate for U.S. Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1910; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1911-12. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Jonathan H. Evans and Sarah (Kilbourne) Evans.
  Joseph Smith Fowler (1820-1902) — also known as Joseph S. Fowler — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn.; Washington, D.C. Born in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, August 31, 1820. Republican. College professor; president, Howard Female College, Gallatin, Tenn., 1856-61; lawyer; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1866-71; member of Republican National Committee from Tennessee, 1866-68; candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee. Died in Washington, D.C., April 1, 1902 (age 81 years, 213 days). Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Thomas Frank Gailor (1856-1935) — also known as Thomas F. Gailor — of Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. Born in Jackson, Hinds County, Miss., September 17, 1856. Democrat. Episcopal priest; university professor; bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee, 1898-1935; chancellor, University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn., 1908-35; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention, 1924. Died October 3, 1935 (age 79 years, 16 days). Interment at University of the South Cemetery, Sewanee, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Marion Gailor and Charlotte (Moffett) Gailor; married 1885 to Ellen Douglas Cunningham; father of Frank Hoyt Gailor and Ellen Douglas Gailor (daughter-in-law of Grover Cleveland; who married Richard Folsom Cleveland).
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Beth H. Harwell (b. 1957) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Norristown, Montgomery County, Pa., July 24, 1957. Republican. University professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 2004, 2008 (alternate); member of Tennessee state house of representatives 56th District, 2007. Female. Church of Christ. Still living as of 2008.
  William Henry Hastie (1904-1976) — also known as William H. Hastie — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., November 17, 1904. Lawyer; law professor; U.S. District Judge for Virgin Islands, 1937-39; dean, Howard University law school, 1939-46; Governor of U.S. Virgin Islands, 1946-49; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1949-71; took senior status 1971. African ancestry. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Omega Psi Phi; Freemasons; American Civil Liberties Union; Americans for Democratic Action. Received Spingarn Medal in 1943. Died, at Suburban General Hospital, East Norriton, Montgomery County, Pa., April 14, 1976 (age 71 years, 149 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Hastie and Roberta (Child) Hastie; married, December 25, 1943, to Beryl Lockhart.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Calvin Jones (b. 1810) — of Somerville, Fayette County, Tenn. Born in Person County, N.C., July 8, 1810. Democrat. University professor; lawyer; Chancellor, Western Division of Tennessee, 1847-54. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Wilson Jones and Rebecca (McKissack) Jones; brother of Thomas McKissick Jones; married, October 15, 1835, to Mildred Williamson (half-sister of John Gustavus Adolphus Williamson).
  Political family: Jones-Williamson family of Person County, North Carolina.
  Horace Harmon Lurton (1844-1914) — of Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tenn.; Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Newport, Campbell County, Ky., February 26, 1844. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1886-93; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1893-1909; law professor; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1909-14; died in office 1914. Episcopalian. Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J., July 12, 1914 (age 70 years, 136 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Lycurgus L. Lurton and Sarah (Harmon) Lurton; married 1867 to Frances Owen.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Horace H. Lurton (built 1943 at Brunswick, Georgia; scrapped 1968) was named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier
  James Clark McReynolds (1862-1946) — also known as James C. McReynolds — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Elkton, Todd County, Ky., February 3, 1862. Lawyer; university professor; U.S. Attorney General, 1913-14; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1914-41; took senior status 1941. Disciples of Christ. Died in Washington, D.C., August 24, 1946 (age 84 years, 202 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Elkton, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. John Oliver McReynolds and Ellen M. (Reeves) McReynolds.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  George Allen Morgan (1905-1997) — also known as George A. Morgan — of Washington, D.C.; Gainesville, Alachua County, Fla. Born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn., December 2, 1905. University professor; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Ivory Coast, 1965-69. Died, from injuries sustained in a fall while walking, in a hospital at Gainesville, Alachua County, Fla., June 24, 1997 (age 91 years, 204 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Eugene Hermann Plumacher (1837-1910) — also known as Eugene H. Plumacher — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Germany, 1837. Naturalized U.S. citizen; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; university professor; inventor; U.S. Consul in Maracaibo, 1883-1909. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Founded a leprosy hospital in Venezuela. Died in Washington, D.C., September 25, 1910 (age about 73 years). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Married to Olga Maria Pauline Hunerwadel.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Lawrence Davis Tyson (1861-1929) — also known as Lawrence D. Tyson — of Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn. Born in Greenville, Pitt County, N.C., July 4, 1861. Democrat. University professor; lawyer; president, Knoxville Cotton Mills, Knoxville Spinning Co., Poplar Creek Coal and Iron Co., Lenoir City Land Co., East Tennessee Coal and Iron Co., Coal Creek Mining and Manufacturing Co.; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1903-05; Speaker of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1903-05; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1908; general in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1920; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1925-29; died in office 1929. Episcopalian. Member, Sons of the Revolution. Died in 1929 (age about 67 years). Interment at Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Lawrence Tyson and Margaret Louise (Turnage) Tyson; married, February 10, 1886, to Bettie Humes McGhee.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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