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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;
Republican Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 2000
(voted for George
W. Bush and Richard
B. Cheney); 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,
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 (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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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; Progressive
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1912;
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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William Coleman Anderson (1853-1902) —
also known as William C. Anderson —
of Newport, Cocke
County, Tenn.
Born in Tusculum, Greene
County, Tenn., July 10,
1853.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1881-83; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1895-97; defeated,
1896.
Died, from typhoid
fever, in Newport, Cocke
County, Tenn., September
8, 1902 (age 49 years, 60
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Newport, 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. |
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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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Richard Merrill Atkinson (1894-1947) —
also known as Dick Atkinson —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., February
6, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
Attorney General, 10th Judicial Circuit, 1926-34; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1937-39.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., April
29, 1947 (age 53 years, 82
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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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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