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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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas M. Caldwell and Jane (Kearsley) Caldwell; married, October 21, 1903, to Sarah Smith Howard.
  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, 1960; 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.
  Presumably named for: Millard Fillmore
  Relatives: Son of Millard Fillmore Caldwell and Martha Jane (Clapp) Caldwell; married, February 14, 1925, to Mary Rebecca Harwood.
  The Millard Caldwell state office building (opened 1949), in Tallahassee, Florida, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1860; 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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Married 1890 to Elizabeth Cobey Dunnington.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Hardy Carr and MaiBelle (Landers) Carr; married, August 1, 1936, to Margaret (Applewhite) Cole.
  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); Democratic Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1901. Died in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., April 14, 1915 (age 73 years, 55 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Carroll (1810-1868) and Elizabeth Jane (Breathitt) Carroll; married, June 15, 1888, to Mattie McKay; nephew of Mary Catherine Carroll (who married Caleb Cushing Norvell); grandson of William Carroll.
  Political family: Norvell-Carroll family of Tennessee (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Fountain Carter and Alice (Rogers) Carter; married, August 3, 1921, to Anna Ruth Bowman.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of J. R. Cartwright and Emma (Baker) Cartwright; married 1920 to Carrie Staggs.
  The community of Cartwright, Oklahoma is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Faver Cason and Mary Helen (Sharp) Cason; married to Laura C. Thomas.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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; Constitution candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 2020 (on behalf of Donald L. Blankenship and William Mohr). Presbyterian. Still living as of 2020.
  See also Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Charles T. Cates and Martha Victoria (Kidd) Cates; married, November 3, 1886, to Emma J. Parham.
  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.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Catron (built 1942-43 at Brunswick, Georgia; scrapped 1972) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Hamilton Caughran and Hazeltine (Ashby) Caughran; married, June 5, 1918, to Effie East.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Williams Chalmers; brother of H. H. Chalmers; nephew of John Gordon Chalmers.
  Political family: Chalmers family of Mississippi.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Childress County, Tex. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George C. Childress (built 1943 at Houston, Texas; sold and renamed SS K. Hadjipateras; sunk during a storm in the Bay of Bengal, 1967) was originally named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Claiborne (1749-1812) and Mary (Clayton) Claiborne; brother of John Claiborne; married to Sarah Martin Lewis; second cousin of Ferdinand Leigh Claiborne, William Charles Cole Claiborne and Nathaniel Herbert Claiborne; second cousin once removed of John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne; second cousin four times removed of Herbert Claiborne Pell Jr. and Corinne Claiborne Boggs; second cousin five times removed of Claiborne de Borda Pell, Barbara Boggs Sigmund and Thomas Hale Boggs Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of Andrew Fuller Fox.
  Political families:Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Charles Cole Claiborne (1748-1809) and Mary (Leigh) Claiborne; brother of Ferdinand Leigh Claiborne and Nathaniel Herbert Claiborne; married to Clarissa Duralde, Suzette Bosque and Elizabeth Lewis; uncle of John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne; second great-granduncle of Herbert Claiborne Pell Jr. and Corinne Claiborne Boggs; third great-granduncle of Claiborne de Borda Pell, Barbara Boggs Sigmund and Thomas Hale Boggs Jr.; first cousin once removed of Thomas Claiborne (1749-1812); second cousin of John Claiborne and Thomas Claiborne (1780-1856); third cousin thrice removed of Andrew Fuller Fox.
  Political families:Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Claiborne counties in La., Miss. and Tenn. are named for him.
  Epitaph: "Cara patria, carior libertas; ubi est libertas, ibi mea patria." [Dear my country, dearer liberty; where liberty is, there is my country.]
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  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; Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1860; 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.
  Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Holt Clanton.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph P. Clark and Cora Belle (Waddey) Clark; married, May 1, 1917, to Anna Paullin.
  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; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1948 (alternate), 1968; 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.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Samuel Clement and Maybelle (Goad) Clement; married, January 6, 1940, to Lucille Christianson.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Jefferson Clouse and Eunetta Clouse; married, December 24, 1907, to Linnie Alice Dowell.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Sterling Cocke and Eliza (Massengill) Cocke; married, January 15, 1835, to Sarah Frances Cocke; married, September 19, 1871, to Amanda M. Grigsby; married, December 11, 1887, to Nannie M. Neal; nephew of John Alexander Cocke; grandson of William Cocke; first cousin of Frederick Bird Smith Cocke; first cousin twice removed of William Alexander Cocke; first cousin thrice removed of Luke Lea.
  Political family: Lea-Cocke family of Tennessee.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Married, May 27, 1903, to Annie Laurie Anderson.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Lewis Minor Coleman and Mary Ambler (Marshall) Coleman; married, September 7, 1892, to Julia Wingate Boyd; great-grandson of John Marshall.
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Anderson-Marshall family; Tuck-Marshall family of Annapolis, Maryland (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Prentice Cooper Jr. and Hortense Powell Cooper.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph W. Cooper and Viola May (Cooper) Cooper.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Prentice Cooper and Argie (Shofner) Cooper; father of James Hayes Shofner Cooper.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Tully Robinson Cornick (1817-1892) and Sophia Kennedy (Boyd) Cornick; married, January 6, 1876, to Laura C. Sydnor; married, November 11, 1897, to Anne Inglis Scott.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Presumably named for: William Wirt
  Relatives: Son of Wirt Courtney and Anne (Neely) Courtney; married 1919 to Currey Taylor.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1860; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1872; 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.
  Relatives: Married, January 6, 1859, to May Sleyden.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Brother of William Cullom; uncle of Shelby Moore Cullom.
  Political family: Cullom family of Springfield, Illinois (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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; Whig Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1848; 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.
  Relatives: Brother of Alvin Cullom; uncle of Shelby Moore Cullom.
  Political family: Cullom family of Springfield, Illinois (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Martin Cummings and Mary Josephine (Brewer) Cummings; married, November 17, 1915, to Ella Connell.

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Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address is The Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted by HDLmi.com. — The Political Graveyard opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on February 17, 2025.