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Charles Hill Anderson (1930-2018) —
also known as Charles H. Anderson —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., June 16,
1930.
Lawyer;
associate general counsel, Life & Casualty Insurance
Co.; delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1964; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1969-77.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Federal Bar Association; Federalist
Society.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., January
9, 2018 (age 87 years, 207
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James La Fayette Bomar Jr. (1914-2001) —
also known as James L. Bomar, Jr. —
of Shelbyville, Bedford
County, Tenn.
Born in Raus, Bedford
County, Tenn., July 1,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1943-44, 1949-50, 1953-63; Speaker
of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1953-55; member
of Tennessee
state senate, 1947-48, 1963-64; Lieutenant
Governor of Tennessee, 1963-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
American Bar
Association; Federal Bar Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau; Elks; Moose.
Died June 25,
2001 (age 86 years, 359
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James L. Bomar and Aetna (Hix) Bomar; married, June 22,
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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;
Democratic Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1905;
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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Abe Fortas (1910-1982) —
also known as "Fiddlin' Abe Fortas" —
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., June 19,
1910.
Lawyer;
Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1965-69.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Federal Bar Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 5,
1982 (age 71 years, 290
days).
Cremated.
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