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Coram Acuff (1846-1931) —
of Maynardville, Union
County, Tenn.
Born in Grainger
County, Tenn., August
23, 1846.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Union
County Court Clerk, 1874-86; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1887-89; Union
County Clerk, 1896-1910.
Died in Maynardville, Union
County, Tenn., January
30, 1931 (age 84 years, 160
days).
Interment at Carr
Cemetery, Union County, Tenn.
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Alfred Armstrong Adams (b. 1865) —
also known as A. A. Adams —
of Lebanon, Wilson
County, Tenn.
Born in Mt. Juliet, Wilson
County, Tenn., April 9,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1901-02, 1929-30; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1903-05, 1911-13; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Armstrong Adams and Margaret Jarman (Gleaves) Adams;
married, August
29, 1889, to Mary Dove Albright. |
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Stephen Adams (1807-1857) —
of Aberdeen, Monroe
County, Miss.
Born in Pendleton District (now Anderson
County), S.C., October
17, 1807.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1833-34; circuit judge in Mississippi, 1837-45,
1848; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1845-47; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1850; delegate
to Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1851; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1852-57.
Slaveowner.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., May 11,
1857 (age 49 years, 206
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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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.
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Raymond Edward Ahearn (1894-1960) —
also known as Raymond E. Ahearn —
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., August
17, 1894.
Stenographer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Vice
Consul in Maracaibo, 1926-27; Charlottetown, 1927-28; Buenos Aires, 1928-29.
Died in Cook
County, Ill., January
14, 1960 (age 65 years, 150
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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James Franklin Ailshie (1868-1947) —
also known as James F. Ailshie —
of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai
County, Idaho.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., June 19,
1868.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Idaho, 1900,
1916,
1932;
justice
of Idaho state supreme court, 1903-14, 1935-47; resigned 1914;
died in office 1947; chief
justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1907-09, 1913-15, 1939-41,
1945-46; U.S.
Attorney for Idaho, 1925.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, May 27,
1947 (age 78 years, 342
days).
Interment at Cloverdale
Memorial Park, Boise, Idaho.
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Thomas Hughlon Akin (1904-1943) —
also known as Hughlon Akin —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Trezevant, Carroll
County, Tenn., May 8,
1904.
Democrat. Linotype
operator; lawyer; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1937-39.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., August
16, 1943 (age 39 years, 100
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of Luther Adolphus Akin and Caroline Lucinda (Jones) Akin; married,
July
12, 1937, to Dell Fisackerly. |
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Edward Albright (1873-1937) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Sumner
County, Tenn., August
18, 1873.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; U.S. Minister to Finland, 1933-37.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., May 25,
1937 (age 63 years, 280
days).
Interment at Gallatin
City Cemetery, Gallatin, Tenn.
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Andrew Lamar Alexander (b. 1940) —
also known as Lamar Alexander —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Maryville, Blount
County, Tenn., July 3,
1940.
Republican. Lawyer; law clerk for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Minor
Wisdom in New Orleans, 1965; campaign manager for Winfield
Dunn for Governor, 1970; Governor of
Tennessee, 1979-87; defeated, 1974; president
of the University of Tennesee, 1988; U.S.
Secretary of Education, 1991-93; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1996,
2000;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 2003-; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Tennessee, 2004.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Vollie Alexander Jr. (b. 1934) —
also known as Bill Alexander, Jr. —
of Osceola, Mississippi
County, Ark.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., January
16, 1934.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1969-93.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Rotary;
Farm
Bureau; National Rifle
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Still living as of 2014.
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J. Haden Alldredge (1887-1962) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Brooksville, Blount
County, Ala., July 28,
1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; economist;
member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1939-55.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., December
5, 1962 (age 75 years, 130
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Griffin Alldredge and Sophia (Haden) Alldredge; married 1907 to
Mildred Chilton; married, January
12, 1927, to Adna Eley. |
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Clifford Robertson Allen (1912-1978) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., January
6, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1949-51, 1955-59; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1958 (Democratic primary); delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1971; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1975-78; died in
office 1978.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 18,
1978 (age 66 years, 163
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Nashville, Tenn.
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William Joshua Allen (1829-1901) —
also known as William J. Allen —
of Metropolis, Massac
County, Ill.; Marion, Williamson
County, Ill.; Cairo, Alexander
County, Ill.; Carbondale, Jackson
County, Ill.
Born in Wilson
County, Tenn., June 9,
1829.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state senate, 1855; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 1855-59; circuit
judge in Illinois 26th Circuit, 1859-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1860,
1864,
1868,
1872,
1876,
1884;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Williamson and
Johnson counties, 1862; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1862-65 (9th District 1862-63, 13th
District 1863-65); delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 1st District,
1869-70; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1887-1901;
died in office 1901.
Died, of "grippe" (influenza),
in Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., January
26, 1901 (age 71 years, 231
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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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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Charles Hill Anderson (b. 1930) —
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.; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1969-77.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1977.
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Relatives: Son
of Ray Anderson, Sr. and Lois (Entrekin) Anderson; married, May 4,
1956, to Virginia R. Baker. |
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Harry Bennett Anderson (1879-1935) —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Van Buren
County, Mich., November
5, 1879.
Lawyer; member of Tennessee
Republican State Executive Committee, 1904-10; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Tennessee; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War I; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, 1926-35;
died in office 1935.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; American
Legion.
Died, from a heart
ailment and pneumonia,
in Crook Sanitarium,
Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., April 9,
1935 (age 55 years, 155
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Tenn.
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Hugh Carmack Anderson (1890-1953) —
also known as H. C. Anderson —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., May 19,
1890.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1912
(alternate), 1924,
1936
(alternate); served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1931-33; Judge, Tennessee Court of Appeals, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Knights
of Khorassan.
Died in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., May 7,
1953 (age 62 years, 353
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.
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Hugh Crump Anderson (1851-1915) —
also known as Hu C. Anderson —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in McNairy
County, Tenn., February
2, 1851.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1879-81, 1881-83; mayor
of Jackson, Tenn., 1884-1908; president, Peoples Savings Bank,
1889-1915; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1915; died in office 1915; Speaker
of the Tennessee State Senate, 1915; died in office 1915.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., March 1,
1915 (age 64 years, 27
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of William Taylor Anderson and Mahala (Wisdom) Anderson; married to
Helen Bond, Emma Burdette and Ellen Bond; father of Hugh
Carmack Anderson. |
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James Patton Anderson (1822-1872) —
of Hernando, DeSoto
County, Miss.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.; near Monticello, Jefferson
County, Fla.; Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born near Winchester, Franklin
County, Tenn., February
16, 1822.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican
War; member of Mississippi state legislature, 1850; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1855-57; delegate
to Florida secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Florida to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861;
general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Slaveowner.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., September
20, 1872 (age 50 years, 217
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Joseph Inslee Anderson (1757-1837) —
also known as Joseph Anderson —
of Tennessee.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
5, 1757.
Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
lawyer; justice of
Southwest Territory supreme court, 1791; delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1797-1815; Comptroller of the U.S.
Treasury, 1815-36.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
17, 1837 (age 79 years, 163
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Josiah McNair Anderson (1807-1861) —
also known as Josiah M. Anderson —
of Fairview, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born near Pikeville, Bledsoe
County, Tenn., November
29, 1807.
Whig. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1833-37; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1843-49; Speaker
of the Tennessee State Senate, 1843-45, 1847-49; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1849-51.
Slaveowner.
Just after having made a secession speech,
was stabbed
and killed,
Looneys Creek, Marion
County, Tenn., November
8, 1861 (age 53 years, 344
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Sequatchie County, Tenn.
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Garnett Andrews (1837-1903) —
of Yazoo City, Yazoo
County, Miss.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Washington, Wilkes
County, Ga., May 15,
1837.
Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Mississippi state legislature, 1879-80; mayor
of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1891-93.
Died May 6,
1903 (age 65 years, 356
days).
Interment at Rest
Haven Cemetery, Washington, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of Judge Garnett Andrews and Annulet (Ball) Andrews; married 1867 to
Rosalie Champ Beirne. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Maurice Neil Andrews (1894-1967) —
also known as M. Neil Andrews —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in LaFayette, Walker
County, Ga., December
24, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
Solicitor General, Rome Circuit, 1929-32; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, 1942-46; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, 1949-50;
resigned 1950.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons.
Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., August
31, 1967 (age 72 years, 250
days).
Interment at LaFayette
Cemetery, LaFayette, Ga.
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Walter Preston Armstrong (1884-1949) —
also known as Walter P. Armstrong —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Pittsboro, Calhoun
County, Miss., October
26, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1928,
1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died July 27,
1949 (age 64 years, 274
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of George Wells Armstrong and May (Cruthirds) Armstrong; married, November
12, 1912, to Irma Waddell. |
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John Baptista Ashe (1810-1857) —
of Brownsville, Haywood
County, Tenn.; Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Rocky Point, Pender
County, N.C., 1810.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1843-45.
Slaveowner.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., December
29, 1857 (age about 47
years).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. John Rufus Attkisson and Elizabeth Moss (Lanier) Attkisson;
married, June 6,
1900, to Grace Crawford Dorney. |
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Richard Wilson Austin (1857-1919) —
also known as Richard W. Austin —
of Decatur, Morgan
County, Ala.; Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Decatur, Morgan
County, Ala., August
26, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Alabama, 1892;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1900
(alternate), 1916;
U.S. Consul in Glasgow, 1906-07; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1909-19.
Died, of peritonitis,
in Washington,
D.C., April
20, 1919 (age 61 years, 237
days).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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James Bacchus (b. 1949) —
also known as Jim Bacchus —
of Florida.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 21,
1949.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1991-95 (11th District 1991-93, 15th
District 1993-95).
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Nathan Lynn Bachman (1878-1937) —
also known as Nathan L. Bachman —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., August
2, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Tennessee 6th District,
1908-12; justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1918-24; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1933-37; died in office 1937.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from a heart
attack in his room at the Continental Hotel, Washington,
D.C., April
23, 1937 (age 58 years, 264
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Thomas Jennings Bailey (1867-1963) —
of Clarksville, Montgomery
County, Tenn.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 6,
1867.
Lawyer; Associate
Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,
1918-50; took senior status 1950.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
9, 1963 (age 95 years, 217
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Howard Henry Baker (1902-1964) —
also known as Howard H. Baker —
of Huntsville, Scott
County, Tenn.
Born in Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky., January
12, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1929-30; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960
(delegation chair); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1940; board chairman, First National Bank of
Oneida; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1951-64; died in
office 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Fort Sanders Presbyterian Hospital,
Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., January
7, 1964 (age 61 years, 360
days).
Interment at Sherwood
Memorial Gardens, Alcoa, Tenn.
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Howard Henry Baker Jr. (1925-2014) —
also known as Howard H. Baker —
of Huntsville, Scott
County, Tenn.
Born in Huntsville, Scott
County, Tenn., November
15, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1967-85; defeated, 1964; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1972;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1980;
White House Chief of Staff, 1987-88; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Tennessee; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 2001-05.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Pi
Kappa Phi.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1984.
Died in Huntsville, Scott
County, Tenn., June 26,
2014 (age 88 years, 223
days).
Interment at Mossop Cemetery, Huntsville, Tenn.
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Relatives:
Step-son of Irene
Bailey Baker; son of Dora (Ladd) Baker and Howard
Henry Baker; married, December
22, 1951, to Joy Dirksen (daughter of Everett
McKinley Dirksen); married, December
7, 1996, to Nancy
Landon Kassebaum (daughter of Alfred
Mossman Landon). |
| | | Political family: Baker-Dirksen
family of Huntsville and Alcoa, Tennessee. |
| | | Cross-reference: Victor
Ashe |
| | | Howard Baker Jr. Avenue,
in Knoxville,
Tennessee, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Joseph Pearson Baldwin (1869-1940) —
also known as Joseph P. Baldwin —
of Hebron, Thayer
County, Neb.
Born in Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn., May 26,
1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; Thayer
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-15; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Died in Hebron, Thayer
County, Neb., February
22, 1940 (age 70 years, 272
days).
Interment at Hebron Community Cemetery, Hebron, Neb.
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John Goff Ballentine (1825-1915) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn., May 20,
1825.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1883-87.
Slaveowner.
Died in Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn., November
23, 1915 (age 90 years, 187
days).
Interment at New
Pulaski Cemetery, Pulaski, Tenn.
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Harry F. Barnes (b. 1932) —
of Camden, Ouachita
County, Ark.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., May 14,
1932.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Arkansas, 1982-93; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, 1993-.
Still living as of 2000.
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Frank Elliott Barnett (1933-2016) —
also known as Frank Barnett —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., July 20,
1933.
Republican. Lawyer; Governor of
American Samoa, 1976-77.
Died July 15,
2016 (age 82 years, 361
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Laurens Barringer (1788-1852) —
also known as Daniel L. Barringer —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.; Shelbyville, Bedford
County, Tenn.
Born in Cabarrus
County, N.C., October
1, 1788.
Lawyer; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1813-14, 1819-22; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1826-35; Speaker
of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1843-45;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee.
Slaveowner.
Died in Shelbyville, Bedford
County, Tenn., October
16, 1852 (age 64 years, 15
days).
Interment at Willow
Mount Cemetery, Shelbyville, Tenn.
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William Francis Barry Jr. (1900-1967) —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Union City, Obion
County, Tenn., February
2, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1923-27; Speaker
of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1925-27.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 4,
1967 (age 67 years, 122
days).
Interment at East
View Cemetery, Union City, Tenn.
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William Brimage Bate (1826-1905) —
also known as William B. Bate —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born near Castalian Springs, Sumner
County, Tenn., October
7, 1826.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;
lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1849-51; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Tennessee; general in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Tennessee, 1868;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1876;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Tennessee, 1876-80; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Tennessee; Governor of
Tennessee, 1883-87; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1887-1905; died in office 1905.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 9,
1905 (age 78 years, 153
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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John Baxter (1819-1886) —
of Rutherford
County, N.C.; Henderson, Vance
County, N.C.; Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Rutherford
County, N.C., March 5,
1819.
Lawyer; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1842-43, 1846-48, 1852-57; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1877-86; died in
office 1886.
Died in Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., April 2,
1886 (age 67 years, 28
days).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Curtis Coe Bean (1828-1904) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Tamworth, Carroll
County, N.H., January
4, 1828.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1867-68; member of Arizona
territorial senate, 1879; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1885-87; defeated, 1876,
1886.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
1, 1904 (age 76 years, 28
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Samuel Taylor Beare (1901-1971) —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.; Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Humboldt, Gibson
County, Tenn., October
18, 1901.
Lawyer; coal and
ice dealer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1935-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Sigma
Nu.
Died September
21, 1971 (age 69 years, 338
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Humboldt, Tenn.
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James Sherman Beasley (1873-1925) —
also known as J. S. Beasley —
of Centerville, Hickman
County, Tenn.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Smith
County, Tenn., August
14, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Tennessee, 1900
(alternate), 1916;
chairman, Tennessee Board of Prison Commissioners.
Died, from parenchymatous
nephritis, in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., March
17, 1925 (age 51 years, 215
days).
Interment somewhere in Centerville, Tenn.
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Alfred M. Bedford (born c.1821) —
of Charleston, Mississippi
County, Mo.
Born in Tennessee, about 1821.
Lawyer; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 25th District, 1865.
Burial location unknown.
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Roy Beeler (b. 1882) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Powder Springs, Grainger
County, Tenn., February
10, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; Tennessee
state attorney general, 1932-36.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Barton Beeler and Mattie Jane (Dotson) Beeler; married, June 18,
1913, to Beulah Hines. |
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John Bell (1796-1869) —
also known as "The Great Apostate" —
of Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born near Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., February
18, 1796.
Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1817; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1827-41; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1834-35; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1841; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1847; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1847-59; Constitutional Union candidate
for President
of the United States, 1860.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died near Cumberland Furnace, Dickson
County, Tenn., September
10, 1869 (age 73 years, 204
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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John Calhoun Bell (1851-1933) —
also known as John C. Bell —
of Saguache, Saguache
County, Colo.; Lake City, Hinsdale
County, Colo.; Montrose, Montrose
County, Colo.
Born near Sewanee, Franklin
County, Tenn., December
11, 1851.
Democrat. Lawyer; Saguache
County Attorney, 1874-76; district judge in Colorado 7th
District, 1889-92; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1893-1903; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); Judge,
Colorado Court of Appeals, 1913-15.
Died in Montrose, Montrose
County, Colo., August
12, 1933 (age 81 years, 244
days).
Interment at Cedar
Cemetery, Montrose, Colo.
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Charles Edward Bennett (1914-1987) —
also known as Charles E. Bennett —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., November
14, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
president, Sally Lou Food Co.;
vice-president, Tasty Foods Inc.;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1948-50; member of Colorado
state senate, 1958.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Beta
Theta Pi; Humane
Society; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Reserve
Officers Association.
Died July 22,
1987 (age 72 years, 250
days).
Interment at Fort
Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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William M. Bennett (1869-1930) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., July 11,
1869.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1908-10;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1910; member of New York
state senate 18th District, 1915-16; defeated (Independence
League), 1912; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1916; Republican candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1917, 1921 (primary), 1925 (primary);
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1918, 1920.
Suffered a stroke of
paralysis in his office,
and died soon after in Broad Street Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
16, 1930 (age 60 years, 189
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858) —
also known as "Old Bullion" —
of Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born near Hillsborough, Orange
County, N.C., March
14, 1782.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1809; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1821-51; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1853-55; Benton
Democrat candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1856.
Fought a duel
with Andrew
Jackson, who later became a political ally. In April, 1850, he
caused a scandal
with his attempt to assault
Sen. Henry
Stuart Foote, of Mississippi, during debate on the Senate floor;
he was restrained by other senators. Foote had a cocked pistol in his
hand and undoubtedly would have shot him.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
10, 1858 (age 76 years, 27
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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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.
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Tyler Berry (b. 1882) —
of Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., September
16, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1915-17; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Tennessee.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cabell Rives Berry and Mary McKendree (Oden) Berry; married, March
31, 1911, to Elizabeth Avalyn Fleming. |
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Charles Franklin Blackburn (b. 1925) —
also known as Charles F. Blackburn —
of Henderson, Vance
County, N.C.
Born in Cleveland, Bradley
County, Tenn., April
30, 1925.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate 3rd District, 1959.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa
Sigma.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Cline Blackburn and Anne Rosson (Templeton)
Blackburn. |
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Edmond Spencer Blackburn (1868-1912) —
also known as E. Spencer Blackburn —
of Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C.
Born near Boone, Watauga
County, N.C., September
22, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1896-97; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1901-03,
1905-07; delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1904.
Died in Elizabethton, Carter
County, Tenn., March
10, 1912 (age 43 years, 170
days).
Interment at Old
Hopewell Cemetery, Boone, N.C.
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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.
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John Blair (1790-1863) —
of Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn.
Born near Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn., September
13, 1790.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1819-23; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1823-35 (at-large 1823-25, 1st
District 1825-29, 8th District 1829-31, 1st District 1831-35); member
of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1849-51.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn., July 9,
1863 (age 72 years, 299
days).
Interment at Old
Cemetery, Jonesborough, Tenn.
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Charles Avery Blakeney (c.1902-c.1961) —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Taylorsville, Smith
County, Miss., about 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1929-31.
Baptist.
Died about 1961 (age about 59
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Amos Crippen Blodget (1822-1906) —
also known as Amos C. Blodget —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born January
31, 1822.
Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1857-58.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., September
3, 1906 (age 84 years, 215
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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William Grainger Blount (1784-1827) —
of Tennessee.
Born near New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., 1784.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1811; secretary
of state of Tennessee, 1811-15; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1815-19.
Slaveowner.
Died May 21,
1827 (age about 42
years).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Paris, Tenn.
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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,
1940, to Edith Dees. |
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John Clyde Bowen (1888-1978) —
of Washington.
Born in Newbern, Dyer
County, Tenn., May 12,
1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Washington
state senate, 1931; legal advisor to Gov. Clarence
D. Martin, 1933; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1934-61;
took senior status 1961.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died April
27, 1978 (age 89 years, 350
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Allen Bowen and Maryette (Featherston)
Bowen. |
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Elliot Newman Bowman (1826-1900) —
also known as Elliot N. Bowman —
of Fountain
County, Ind.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., October
11, 1826.
Democrat. Lawyer; merchant;
hotel
owner; Fountain
County Circuit Court Clerk, 1871-78; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1891; deputy auditor, U.S. Navy,
1893; Sixth Auditor, U.S. Treasury.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Covington, Fountain
County, Ind., May 21,
1900 (age 73 years, 222
days).
Interment at Prescott
Grove Cemetery, Covington, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of John Bowman and Rebecca (Newman) Bowman; married, May 23,
1866, to Harriet A. (Spinning) Jarvis. |
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Francis Lester Bowron —
also known as Les Bowron —
of Wyoming; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Republican. Lawyer; country music
songwriter; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1990.
Still living as of 2004.
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Marion Speed Boyd (1900-1988) —
also known as Marion S. Boyd —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Covington, Tipton
County, Tenn., September
12, 1900.
Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1925-27; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1935; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, 1940-66;
took senior status 1966.
Died January
9, 1988 (age 87 years, 119
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel B. Boyd (1806-1855) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in 1806.
Lawyer; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1847-51.
Died in 1855
(age about
49 years).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Sempronius Hamilton Boyd (1828-1894) —
also known as Sempronius H. Boyd; Pony
Boyd —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Williamson
County, Tenn., May 28,
1828.
Republican. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; lawyer; Greene
County Clerk of Court, 1854-56; mayor
of Springfield, Mo., 1858-60; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1863-65, 1869-71;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1864;
member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1864-68; district judge in
Missouri 14th District, 1865; U.S. Minister to Siam, 1891-92.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., June 22,
1894 (age 66 years, 25
days).
Interment at Hazelwood
Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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Reese Bowen Brabson (1817-1863) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Brabsons Ferry, Sevier
County, Tenn., September
16, 1817.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1851-52; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1859-61.
Slaveowner.
Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., August
16, 1863 (age 45 years, 334
days).
Interment at Citizens
Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Henry Amzi Bradshaw (b. 1883) —
also known as H. A. Bradshaw —
of Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala.
Born in Fayetteville, Lincoln
County, Tenn., January
10, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1915; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1916.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert S. Bradshaw and Sarah (Caldwell) Bradshaw; married, April
25, 1922, to Lucile Landis. |
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Morris Brandon (1862-1940) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Dover, Stewart
County, Tenn., April
13, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; general counsel, Atlanta, Birmingham and
Atlantic Railway;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1898.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Phi
Delta Theta.
Died February
13, 1940 (age 77 years, 306
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathan Brandon and Minerva Elizabeth (Morris) Brandon; married, June 1,
1892, to Harriet Inman. |
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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.
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Albert Preston Brewer (b. 1928) —
also known as Albert P. Brewer —
of Morgan
County, Ala.
Born in Bethel Springs, McNairy
County, Tenn., October
26, 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1955-67; Speaker of
the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1963-67; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1967-68; Governor of
Alabama, 1968-71; defeated, 1970, 1978; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Alabama.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Delta
Sigma Phi.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Morgan Bright (1817-1911) —
also known as John M. Bright —
of Fayetteville, Lincoln
County, Tenn.
Born in Fayetteville, Lincoln
County, Tenn., January
20, 1817.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1847-48; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1871-81 (4th District 1871-75, 5th
District 1875-81); defeated (Independent Democratic), 1880.
Slaveowner.
Died in Fayetteville, Lincoln
County, Tenn., October
3, 1911 (age 94 years, 256
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Churchyard, Fayetteville, Tenn.
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James Jefferson Britt (1861-1939) —
also known as James J. Britt —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born near Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn., March 4,
1861.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from North Carolina, 1904
(alternate), 1916;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1909-11; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1915-17, 1919;
defeated, 1906; candidate for chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1926.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., December
26, 1939 (age 78 years, 297
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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John Dozier Broome (d. 1898) —
also known as John D. Broome —
of DeLand, Volusia
County, Fla.; Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Lawyer; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention, 1885; circuit judge
in Florida, 1887-98; died in office 1898.
Died, apparently due to a stroke
and Bright's
disease, in Sewanee, Franklin
County, Tenn., November
4, 1898.
Burial location unknown.
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Aaron Venable Brown (1795-1859) —
also known as Aaron V. Brown —
of Tennessee.
Born in Brunswick
County, Va., August
15, 1795.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of James
K. Polk; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1821-25, 1826-27; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1831-33; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1839-45 (10th District 1839-43,
6th District 1843-45); Governor of
Tennessee, 1845-47; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1857-59; died in office 1859.
Methodist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 8,
1859 (age 63 years, 205
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Bailey Brown (1917-2004) —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., June 16,
1917.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, 1961-79; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1979-97; resigned
1997.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., October
6, 2004 (age 87 years, 112
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Foster Vincent Brown (1852-1937) —
also known as Foster V. Brown —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born near Sparta, White
County, Tenn., December
24, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Tennessee, 1884,
1896
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1900,
1916;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1895-97; Puerto
Rico attorney general, 1910-12; U.S.
Attorney for Puerto Rico, 1910-11, 1912.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., March
26, 1937 (age 84 years, 92
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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John Calvin Brown (1827-1889) —
also known as John C. Brown —
of Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn.
Born in Giles
County, Tenn., January
6, 1827.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Tennessee; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1870; Governor of
Tennessee, 1871-75; president, Texas and Pacific Railroad;
president, Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
Company; president, Bon Air Coal
Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1876
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1888.
Died in Red Boiling Springs, Macon
County, Tenn., August
17, 1889 (age 62 years, 223
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Pulaski, Tenn.
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Joseph A. Brown (1903-1963) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., February
10, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1947-48; defeated in primary, 1948;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1963
(age about
60 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Edgar Brown (1880-1939) —
also known as Joe Brown —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Jasper, Marion
County, Tenn., February
11, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1921-23; Tennessee
Republican state chair, 1922-24; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Tennessee, 1924.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., June 13,
1939 (age 59 years, 122
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Milton Brown (1804-1883) —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Lebanon, Warren
County, Ohio, February
28, 1804.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1841-47 (12th District 1841-43,
11th District 1843-47); One of the founders
of Southwestern University (later Union University), and Lambuth
College, Jackson, Tenn.; president of the Mississippi Central &
Tennessee Railroad,
1854-56; president of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad,
1856-71.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., May 15,
1883 (age 79 years, 76
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.
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Morgan Welles Brown (1800-1853) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Clarksville, Montgomery
County, Tenn., 1800.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
District Judge for Tennessee, 1834-53; died in office 1853.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., March 7,
1853 (age about 52
years).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Gordon Weaver Browning (1889-1976) —
also known as Gordon Browning —
of Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn.
Born near Atwood, Carroll
County, Tenn., November
22, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; attorney and director, Bank of
Huntingdon; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1923-35 (8th District 1923-33, 7th
District 1933-35); defeated, 1920; Governor of
Tennessee, 1937-39, 1949-53; defeated, 1938, 1952, 1954; served
in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., May 23,
1976 (age 86 years, 183
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Huntingdon, Tenn.
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Eugene J. Bryan (b. 1889) —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., June 25,
1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1915; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1921-25; Speaker
of the Tennessee State Senate, 1923-25; member of Tennessee
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1939; secretary, member
board of trustees, Baroness Erlanger Hospital.
Presbyterian.
Member, Civitan.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Bryan and Carrie (Burg) Bryan; married, October
18, 1912, to Mary Ruth Bates. |
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William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) —
also known as William J. Bryan; "The Great
Commoner"; "The Peerless Leader";
"The Silver-Tongued Orator"; "The Boy Orator
of the Platte"; "The Niagaric
Nebraskan" —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., March
19, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1891-95; candidate for
President
of the United States, 1896, 1900, 1908; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1920;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1913-15; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Pi; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Dayton, Rhea
County, Tenn., July 26,
1925 (age 65 years, 129
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; statue at Rhea County Courthouse Grounds, Dayton, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of Silas
Lillard Bryan and Mariah Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan; brother of
Charles
Wayland Bryan and Mary Elizabeth Bryan (who married Thomas
Stinson Allen); married, October
1, 1884, to Mary Elizabeth Baird; father of Ruth
Bryan Owen; grandfather of Helen
Rudd Brown; cousin *** of William
Sherman Jennings. |
| | | Political family: Bryan-Jennings
family of Illinois. |
| | | Cross-reference: Clarence
S. Darrow — Willis
J. Abbot |
| | | Bryan County,
Okla. is named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: William
J. Bryan Jarvis
— W.
J. Bryan Dorn
|
| | | Campaign slogan (1896): "Sixteen to
one." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about William Jennings Bryan:
Robert W. Cherny, A
Righteous Cause : The Life of William Jennings Bryan —
Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 1: Political Evangelist,
1860-1908 — Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 2: Progressive Politician and Moral Statesman,
1909-1915 — Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 3: Political Puritan, 1915-1925 —
Michael Kazin, A
Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan — Scott
Farris, Almost
President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the
Nation — Gerard N. Magliocca, The
Tragedy of William Jennings Bryan: Constitutional Law and the
Politics of Backlash |
| | | Image source: Munsey's Magazine,
October 1903 |
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Rivers Henderson Buford, Sr. (1878-1959) —
also known as Rivers H. Buford —
of Wewahitchka, Gulf
County, Fla.; Quincy, Gadsden
County, Fla.; Marianna, Jackson
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn., January
18, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1901; Gadsden
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-11; State's Attorney, Marianna
Judicial Circuit, 1912-21; Florida
state attorney general, 1921-25; resigned 1925; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1925-48; appointed 1925; chief
justice of Florida state supreme court, 1931-33.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen.
Died in 1959
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Old
Quincy Cemetery, Quincy, Fla.
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Frank N. Burns (1879-1925) —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Clifton City, Wayne
County, Tenn., August
11, 1879.
Lawyer; merchant;
mayor
of Paducah, Ky., 1916-19; defeated, 1915; Kentucky
railroad commissioner, 1920-25; died in office 1925.
Died May 30,
1925 (age 45 years, 292
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Mounce Gore Butler (1849-1917) —
also known as Mounce G. Butler —
of Gainesboro, Jackson
County, Tenn.
Born in Gainesboro, Jackson
County, Tenn., May 11,
1849.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1905-07.
Died in Gainesboro, Jackson
County, Tenn., February
13, 1917 (age 67 years, 278
days).
Interment at Gainesboro
Cemetery, Gainesboro, Tenn.
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Robert Reyburn Butler (1881-1933) —
also known as Robert R. Butler —
of Condon, Gilliam
County, Ore.; The Dalles, Wasco
County, Ore.
Born in Butler, Johnson
County, Tenn., September
24, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Oregon; circuit judge in Oregon, 1909-11; member of Oregon
state senate, 1913-17, 1925-28; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1928-33; died in office
1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died of heart
disease and pneumonia,
at Providence Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., January
7, 1933 (age 51 years, 105
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, The Dalles, Ore.
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Joseph Wellington Byrns (1869-1936) —
also known as Joseph W. Byrns; Jo Byrns —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born near Cedar Hill, Robertson
County, Tenn., July 20,
1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1895-1901; Speaker
of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1899-1901;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1901; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Tennessee; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1909-36 (6th District 1909-33, 5th
District 1933-36); died in office 1936; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1935-36; died in office 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 4,
1936 (age 66 years, 320
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Harry Cage (c.1787-1859) —
of Woodville, Wilkinson
County, Miss.; near Houma, Terrebonne
Parish, La.
Born in Sumner
County, Tenn., about 1787.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1829-32; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1833-35.
Slaveowner.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., 1859
(age about
72 years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Wilkinson County, Miss.
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Hugh Milton Caldwell (b. 1881) —
also known as Hugh M. Caldwell —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., June 7,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Seattle, Wash., 1920-22.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Sigma Kappa; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas M. Caldwell and Jane (Kearsley) Caldwell; married, October
21, 1903, to Sarah Smith Howard. |
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Millard Fillmore Caldwell Jr. (1897-1984) —
also known as Millard F. Caldwell, Jr. —
of Milton, Santa Rosa
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., February
6, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from Florida 3rd District, 1933-41; Governor of
Florida, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1948,
1956;
justice
of Florida state supreme court, 1962-69.
Protestant.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Newcomen
Society; American
Legion; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Blue
Key.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., October
23, 1984 (age 87 years, 260
days).
Interment at Harwood
Plantation Cemetery, Leon County, Fla.
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Robert Porter Caldwell (1821-1885) —
of Trenton, Gibson
County, Tenn.
Born in Adair
County, Ky., December
16, 1821.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1847-48; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1855-56; major in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1871-73.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Trenton, Gibson
County, Tenn., March
12, 1885 (age 63 years, 86
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Trenton, Tenn.
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William Parker Caldwell (1832-1903) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Christmasville, Carroll
County, Tenn., November
8, 1832.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1857-59; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Tennessee; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1868;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1875-79; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1891-93.
Slaveowner.
Died in Gardner, Weakley
County, Tenn., June 7,
1903 (age 70 years, 211
days).
Interment at Caldwell
Cemetery, Gardner, Tenn.
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Brookins Campbell (1808-1853) —
of Washington College, Washington
County, Tenn.
Born in Washington
County, Tenn., 1808.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1835-39, 1841-47, 1851-52; Speaker
of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1845-47; major
in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1853; died in office
1853.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
25, 1853 (age about 45
years).
Interment at Providence
Presbyterian Churchyard, Greeneville, Tenn.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Edward Ward Carmack (1858-1908) —
also known as Edward W. Carmack —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born near Castalian Springs, Sumner
County, Tenn., November
5, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1885; editor of newspapers,
including the Nashville American, the Memphis
Commercial, and the Nashville Tennesseean; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1896,
1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1897-1901; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1901-07; candidate for nomination for Governor of
Tennessee, 1908.
Member, Freemasons.
Shot
and killed by
Robin J. Cooper, whose father, Col. Duncan B. Cooper, had been
ridiculed in the Tennesseean, in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., November
9, 1908 (age 50 years, 4
days). Robin and Duncan Cooper were convicted of second-degree
murder and sentenced to prison, but Duncan Cooper was pardoned, and
Robin Cooper's conviction was overturned on appeal; in 1919, Robin
Cooper was himself murdered in an apparent robbery.
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tenn.; statue (now gone) at State
Capitol Grounds, Nashville, Tenn.
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Charles Hardy Carr (b. 1903) —
also known as Charles H. Carr —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.; Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Coahoma, Coahoma
County, Miss., August
18, 1903.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1943-46.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Hardy Carr and MaiBelle (Landers) Carr; married, August
1, 1936, to Margaret (Applewhite) Cole. |
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William Henry Carroll (1842-1915) —
also known as William H. Carroll —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Panola
County, Miss., February
18, 1842.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; cotton
dealer; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1876
(speaker),
1880
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); candidate for Presidential Elector
for Tennessee.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., April
14, 1915 (age 73 years, 55
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Jackson Carter (b. 1894) —
also known as William J. Carter —
of Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn.
Born in Washington
County, Tenn., April
14, 1894.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1925; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1930-33.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Fountain Carter and Alice (Rogers) Carter; married, August
3, 1921, to Anna Ruth Bowman. |
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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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Zachariah Taylor Cason (1850-1913) —
also known as Zachary T. Cason —
of Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn.
Born in Wilson
County, Tenn., August
26, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer; postmaster at Murfreesboro,
Tenn., 1910-13.
Died in Rutherford
County, Tenn., May 5,
1913 (age 62 years, 252
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of Faver Cason and Mary Helen (Sharp) Cason; married to Laura C.
Thomas. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Darrell Lane Castle (b. 1948) —
also known as Darrell L. Castle —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Kingsport, Sullivan
County, Tenn., October
11, 1948.
Lawyer; Constitution candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2008; Constitution candidate for
President
of the United States, 2016.
Still living as of 2016.
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Charles Theodore Cates Jr. (b. 1863) —
of Maryville, Blount
County, Tenn.; Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Maryville, Blount
County, Tenn., March 6,
1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Maryville,
Tenn., 1887; chair of
Knox County Democratic Party, 1898-1902; member of Tennessee
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1898-1900; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1900;
Tennessee
state attorney general, 1902-18.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles T. Cates and Martha Victoria (Kidd) Cates; married, November
3, 1886, to Emma J. Parham. |
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John Catron (1786-1865) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Virginia, January
7, 1786.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1824-34; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1837-65; died in office 1865.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died May 30,
1865 (age 79 years, 143
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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B. Howard Caughran (b. 1890) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Fayetteville, Lincoln
County, Tenn., November
6, 1890.
Democrat. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, 1940-50.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Sigma Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Hamilton Caughran and Hazeltine (Ashby) Caughran; married,
June
5, 1918, to Effie East. |
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James Ronald Chalmers (1831-1898) —
also known as James R. Chalmers —
of Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss.
Born near Lynchburg, Halifax
County, Va., January
12, 1831.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Mississippi, 1852;
delegate
to Mississippi secession convention, 1861; general in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1876-77; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1877-82, 1884-85 (6th District
1877-82, 2nd District 1884-85).
Slaveowner.
Died, from complications of the grippe,
in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., April 9,
1898 (age 67 years, 87
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Lucien Bonaparte Chase (1817-1864) —
of Dover, Stewart
County, Tenn.; Clarksville, Montgomery
County, Tenn.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Derby Line, Derby, Orleans
County, Vt., December
5, 1817.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1845-49.
Died in Derby Line, Derby, Orleans
County, Vt., December
4, 1864 (age 46 years, 365
days).
Entombed at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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George Campbell Childress (1804-1841) —
also known as George C. Childress —
of Texas.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., January
8, 1804.
Lawyer; delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Milam, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836.
Killed
himself with a Bowie
knife, in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., October
6, 1841 (age 37 years, 271
days).
Interment at Trinity
Episcopal Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.; statue at Washington-on-the-Brazos
State Park, Washington, Tex.
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Thomas Claiborne (1780-1856) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Brunswick
County, Va., May 17,
1780.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1811-15, 1831-33; Speaker
of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1813-15; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1817-19.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., January
7, 1856 (age 75 years, 235
days).
Interment at Nashville
City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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William Charles Cole Claiborne (1775-1817) —
also known as William C. C. Claiborne —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Sussex
County, Va., 1775.
Lawyer; delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; state court
judge in Tennessee, 1796; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1797-1801; Governor
of Mississippi Territory, 1801-04; Governor
of Orleans Territory, 1804-12; Governor of
Louisiana, 1812-16; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1817; died in office 1817.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Fought a duel
with Daniel Clark on June 8, 1807; he was wounded in the thigh.
Died of a liver
ailment, in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., November
23, 1817 (age about 42
years).
Originally entombed at St.
Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, La.; re-entombed in 1872 at Metairie
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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James Holt Clanton (1827-1871) —
also known as James H. Clanton —
of Alabama.
Born in Columbia
County, Ga., January
8, 1827.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;
lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1850; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Alabama; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil
War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1868.
In a hostile encounter with attorney David Nelson, son of T. A.
R. Nelson, on Gay Street in front of the Lamar House Hotel and
the St. Nicholas Saloon,
Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., Nelson, who was intoxicated, shot and
killed
him, September
27, 1871 (age 44 years, 262
days). Nelson was charged with murder, but a jury found not
guilty.
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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James Waddey Clark (b. 1877) —
also known as J. W. Clark —
of Atoka, Atoka
County, Okla.
Born in Allisona, Williamson
County, Tenn., December
8, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1911; Atoka
County Attorney, 1913-16; member of Oklahoma
Democratic State Central Committee, 1922-25; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1925-33.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph P. Clark and Cora Belle (Waddey) Clark; married, May 1,
1917, to Anna Paullin. |
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Frank Goad Clement (1920-1969) —
also known as Frank G. Clement —
of Dickson, Dickson
County, Tenn.; Brentwood, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Dickson, Dickson
County, Tenn., June 2,
1920.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1948;
Governor
of Tennessee, 1953-59, 1963-67; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1966.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Jaycees;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in an automobile
accident, November
4, 1969 (age 49 years, 155
days).
Interment at Dickson
Memorial Gardens, Dickson, Tenn.
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Wynne F. Clouse (1883-1944) —
of Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn.
Born in Goffton, Putnam
County, Tenn., August
29, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922.
Died in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., February
19, 1944 (age 60 years, 174
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Franklin, Tenn.
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William Michael Cocke (1815-1896) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Rutledge, Grainger
County, Tenn., July 16,
1815.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1840; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1845-49.
Slaveowner.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., February
6, 1896 (age 80 years, 205
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Stephen Cohen (b. 1949) —
also known as Steve Cohen —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., May 24,
1949.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1980,
2004,
2008;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1983-2006; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 2007-.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Story Coke (b. 1867) —
also known as John S. Coke —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn., August
21, 1867.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Oregon 2nd District, 1909-23; U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1923-25.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis Minor Coleman (b. 1861) —
also known as Lewis M. Coleman —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in University, Charlottesville,
Va., May 20,
1861.
Democrat. School
principal; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1913-17.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi.
Burial location unknown.
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James Hayes Shofner Cooper (b. 1954) —
also known as Jim Cooper —
of Shelbyville, Bedford
County, Tenn.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 19,
1954.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1983-95, 2003- (4th District
1983-95, 5th District 2003-04); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1994; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 2004,
2008.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Eta Sigma; Chi Psi.
Still living as of 2014.
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Jere Cooper (1893-1957) —
of Dyersburg, Dyer
County, Tenn.
Born near Dyersburg, Dyer
County, Tenn., July 20,
1893.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1929-57 (9th District 1929-33, 8th
District 1933-43, 9th District 1943-53, 8th District 1953-57); died
in office 1957.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kappa
Sigma; Maccabees.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., December
18, 1957 (age 64 years, 151
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Dyersburg, Tenn.
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William Prentice Cooper Jr. (1895-1969) —
also known as Prentice Cooper —
of Shelbyville, Bedford
County, Tenn.
Born near Shelbyville, Bedford
County, Tenn., September
28, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1923-24; member of Democratic
National Committee from Tennessee, 1933-34; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1937; Governor of
Tennessee, 1939-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker);
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944;
U.S. Ambassador to Peru, 1946-48; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1958.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Delta Theta; Jaycees;
Lions.
Died May 18,
1969 (age 73 years, 232
days).
Interment at Jenkins
Chapel Cemetery, Bedford County, Tenn.
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Tully Robinson Cornick (1853-1902) —
also known as Tully R. Cornick —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., December
12, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Gold Democrat National
Convention from Tennessee, 1896.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., August
2, 1902 (age 48 years, 233
days).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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William Wirt Courtney (1889-1961) —
also known as W. Wirt Courtney —
of Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., September
7, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; city judge in Tennessee, 1915-17; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; Adjutant
General of Tennessee, 1932; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1933-39;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1939-49 (6th District 1939-43, 7th
District 1943-49).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Sigma
Chi.
Died in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., April 6,
1961 (age 71 years, 211
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Franklin, Tenn.
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Nicholas Nichols Cox (1837-1912) —
also known as Nicholas N. Cox —
of Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Bedford
County, Tenn., January
6, 1837.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Tennessee; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1891-1901.
Died in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., May 2,
1912 (age 75 years, 117
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Franklin, Tenn.
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Robert L. Crossley (b. 1928) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, 1928.
Lawyer; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Alvin Cullom (1797-1877) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Monticello, Wayne
County, Ky., September
4, 1797.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1835-37; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1843-47; circuit
judge in Tennessee, 1850-52.
Slaveowner.
Died in Livingston, Overton
County, Tenn., July 20,
1877 (age 79 years, 319
days).
Interment at Bethlehem
Cemetery, Near Livingston, Overton County, Tenn.
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William Cullom (1810-1896) —
of Carthage, Smith
County, Tenn.
Born in Elk Spring Valley, Wayne
County, Ky., June 4,
1810.
Whig. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1843-47; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Tennessee; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1851-55 (8th District 1851-53, 4th
District 1853-55); delegate to Whig National Convention from
Tennessee, 1852.
Methodist;
later Catholic.
Slaveowner.
Died in Clinton, Anderson
County, Tenn., December
6, 1896 (age 86 years, 185
days).
Original interment at McAdoo
Cemetery, Clinton, Tenn.; reinterment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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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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