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Edwin Crawford Alexander (b. 1879) —
also known as E. C. Alexander —
of Elizabethton, Carter
County, Tenn.
Born in Elizabethton, Carter
County, Tenn., February
23, 1879.
Republican. Banker; postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior Order; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. James H. Alexander and Senorita V. (Lutz) Alexander; married,
February
6, 1915, to Lillian Gardner. |
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Linville H. Allred (1876-1965) —
of Smithfield, Johnston
County, N.C.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., June 14,
1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Johnston County,
1911-14.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Junior Order; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died November
25, 1965 (age 89 years, 164
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Erwin, Tenn.
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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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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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Ernest Campbell Norvell (1870-1941) —
of Tracy City, Grundy
County, Tenn.
Born in Bedford
County, Tenn., December
16, 1870.
Republican. Furniture
and undertaking
business; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1917-25.
Episcopalian.
Member, Junior Order; Woodmen;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Tracy City, Grundy
County, Tenn., December
28, 1941 (age 71 years, 12
days).
Interment at Tracy
City Cemetery, Tracy City, Tenn.
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James Enoch Rector (b. 1882) —
also known as James E. Rector —
of Hot Springs, Madison
County, N.C.
Born in Tennessee, December
21, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Madison County,
1913-14.
Methodist.
Member, Junior Order.
Burial location unknown.
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James Willis Taylor (1880-1939) —
also known as J. Will Taylor —
of La Follette, Campbell
County, Tenn.
Born in Lead Mine Bend, Union
County, Tenn., August
28, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; postmaster;
mayor
of La Follette, Tenn., 1910-12; Tennessee Insurance Commissioner,
1913-14; Tennessee
Republican state chair, 1917-18; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1919-39; died in
office 1939; member of Republican
National Committee from Tennessee, 1924-34.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grotto;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Junior Order.
Died November
14, 1939 (age 59 years, 78
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, La Follette, Tenn.
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Luke Edward Terry (1916-1998) —
also known as Luke E. Terry —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Oneida, Scott
County, Tenn., August
21, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1957-58, 1971-76 (Berkeley
County 1957-58, 1st District 1971-74, 35th District 1975-76);
defeated, 1958.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Farm
Bureau; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Elks; United
Commercial Travelers; Junior Order; Rotary.
Died in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., October
20, 1998 (age 82 years, 60
days).
Interment at Rosedale Cemetery, Martinsburg, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Alvin C. Terry and Nellie (Smith) Terry; married to Elizabeth
Johnson. |
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Newton Harris White (b. 1860) —
also known as Newton H. White —
of Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn.
Born in Giles
County, Tenn., September
2, 1860.
Democrat. Farmer;
member, Tennessee Railroad Commission, 1897; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1899; Speaker
of the Tennessee State Senate, 1901-03, 1913-15; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1904,
1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Junior Order.
Burial location unknown.
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