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Politician members in Tennessee

  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.
  Relatives: Son of James L. Bomar and Aetna (Hix) Bomar; married, June 22, 1940, to Edith Dees.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of McLin H. Davis and Christina Lee (Shoffner) Davis; brother of Norman Hezekiah Davis; married, December 28, 1898, to Carolyn Windsor.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Married 1935 to Carolyn E. Agger.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Abe Fortas: Laura Kalman, Abe Fortas : A Biography — Bruce Allen Murphy, Fortas: The Rise and Ruin of a Supreme Court Justice
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