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Politicians in Law Enforcement in Tennessee
Police Officers, Sheriff's Deputies, State Troopers, FBI

Marcus D. Bearden (1830-1885) — of Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn. Born in 1830. Sheriff; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of Knoxville, Tenn., 1868-69. Died in 1885 (age about 55 years). Interment at Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.   Relatives: Cousin of Elizabeth Trigg Bearden (who married Louis Alexander Gratz).   Political family: Mann-Bearden family of Knoxville, Tennessee.   Moses W. Formwalt (1820-1852) — of Atlanta, DeKalb County (now Fulton County), Ga. Born in Tennessee, 1820. Tinsmith; mayor of Atlanta, Ga., 1848-49; deputy sheriff. Stabbed and killed by a prisoner he was escorting, in May, 1852 (age about 31 years). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.   See also Wikipedia article   Simon P. Hughes (1830-1906) — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Carthage, Smith County, Tenn., August 14, 1830. Democrat. Lawyer; sheriff; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Arkansas state house of representatives, 1866-67; delegate to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1874; Arkansas state attorney general, 1874-77; Governor of Arkansas, 1885-89; member of Democratic National Committee from Arkansas, 1888; justice of Arkansas state supreme court, 1889-1904. Died in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., June 29, 1906 (age 75 years, 319 days). Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.   Relatives: Son of Simon P. Hughes and Mary Hughes; married, June 2, 1857, to Miss A. E. Blakemore.   See also National Governors Association biography   John B. Nees (1804-1882) — also known as John B. Neese — of Clay County, Ind. Born in Greene County, Tenn., December 8, 1804. Farmer; merchant; sheriff; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1842-44. Presbyterian. German ancestry. Member, Grange. Died in Poland, Clay County, Ind., May 19, 1882 (age 77 years, 162 days). Burial location unknown.   Frank Veltri (b. 1912) — of Plantation, Broward County, Fla. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., April 8, 1912. Accountant; volunteer fire fighter; savings and loan executive; mayor of Plantation, Fla., 1975-99. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, Rotary. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Rocco Veltri and Josephine (Piperno) Veltri; married, March 7, 1943, to Genevieve Summers; father of Diane Veltri Bendekovic.   George McNutt White (1800-1884) — also known as George M. White — of Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn. Born in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., April 12, 1800. Sheriff; mayor of Knoxville, Tenn., 1852-53. Died December 18, 1884 (age 84 years, 250 days). Interment at Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.   Relatives: Son of Moses White and Isabella (McNutt) White; married 1827 to Sophia Moody Park; nephew of Hugh Lawson White; grandson of James White; first cousin twice removed of Luke Lea.   Political family: Lea-Cocke family of Tennessee.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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