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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
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1948,
1952,
1956
(delegation chair), 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; Republican Presidential Elector
for Tennessee, 2000
(voted for George
W. Bush and Richard
B. Cheney); 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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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; Whig
Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1844.
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; Presidential Elector for
Tennessee, 1860;
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; Democratic
Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1876;
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),
1929 (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; Democratic Presidential Elector for
Tennessee, 1917.
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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Franklin Welsh Bowdon (1817-1857) —
also known as Franklin W. Bowdon —
of Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala.; Henderson, Rusk
County, Tex.
Born in Chester District (now Chester
County), S.C., February
17, 1817.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1844-45; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1846-51; Democratic
Presidential Elector for Texas, 1856.
Died in Henderson, Rusk
County, Tex., June 8,
1857 (age 40 years, 111
days).
Interment at Old
Henderson City Cemetery, Henderson, Tex.
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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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John Henry Bowen (1780-1822) —
of Gallatin, Sumner
County, Tenn.
Born in Washington
County, Va., September, 1780.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1813-15.
Slaveowner.
Died in Gallatin, Sumner
County, Tenn., September
25, 1822 (age about 41
years).
Burial location unknown.
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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 Grainger
County, Tenn., August
14, 1806.
Lawyer; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1847-51.
Died February
13, 1855 (age 48 years, 183
days).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of John Boyd and Isabella (Stephenson) Boyd; married 1828 to Susan
Howard Mason. |
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memorial |
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Knoxville |
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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; Democratic Presidential
Elector for Alabama, 1968
(voted for George
C. Wallace and Curtis
E. LeMay).
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;
Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1904;
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; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1860;
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; first cousin of William
Sherman Jennings. |
| | | Political family: Bryan-Jennings
family of Illinois. |
| | | Cross-reference: Clarence
S. Darrow — Willis
J. Abbot — Adolphus
R. Talbot |
| | | Bryan County,
Okla. is named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: William
J. Bryan Jarvis
— W.
J. Bryan Dorn
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| | | 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 — Mike Resnick, ed., Alternate
Presidents [anthology] |
| | | 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; Republican Presidential Elector for
Oregon, 1909;
circuit judge in Oregon, 1909-11; member of Oregon
state senate, 1913-17, 1925-28; Republican Presidential Elector
for Oregon, 1917;
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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Roderick Randum Butler (1827-1902) —
also known as Roderick R. Butler —
of Mountain City, Johnson
County, Tenn.
Born in Wytheville, Wythe
County, Va., April 9,
1827.
Republican. Tailor;
postmaster;
lawyer; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1859, 1893-1901; arrested
by Confederate authorities in 1862, and charged
with treason;
eventually fled
to Kentucky; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1865; circuit judge
in Tennessee, 1865; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1867-75, 1887-89;
unanimously censured
by the U.S. House in March 1870, for accepting
payment for his recommendation of a cadet to the military academy
at West Point; a vote to expel
him failed; in August, 1870, he was arrested
for forgery
in connection with pension fraud;
in December, 1870, he was indicted
by a federal grand jury; in January, 1871, a trial
was begun, but following witness testimony, the case was dismissed;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1872;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1879-85.
Slaveowner.
Died in Mountain City, Johnson
County, Tenn., August
18, 1902 (age 75 years, 131
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Mountain City, Tenn.
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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; Democratic Presidential Elector for
Tennessee, 1905;
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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