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Clarence Seward Darrow (1857-1938) —
also known as Clarence S. Darrow —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kinsman, Trumbull
County, Ohio, April
18, 1857.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1896; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 17th District, 1903-05; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1904,
1924.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Defense attorney for, among many others, Patrick Eugene Prendergast,
who murdered Chicago mayor Carter
H. Harrison. In 1911, he was charged
with bribing
jurors in a California case; tried
and acquitted; a second trial
resulted in a hung jury. Famously cross-examined William
Jennings Bryan during the 1925 "Scopes Monkey Trial.".
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
13, 1938 (age 80 years, 329
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered; statue at Rhea County Courthouse Grounds, Dayton, Tenn.
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Clifford Davis (1897-1970) —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Hazlehurst, Copiah
County, Miss., November
18, 1897.
Democrat. Lawyer; city judge in Tennessee, 1923-27; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1940-65 (9th District 1940-43,
10th District 1943-53, 9th District 1953-65).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Moose; Elks; Order of
Ahepa.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 8,
1970 (age 72 years, 202
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Tenn.
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Ewin Lamar Davis (1876-1949) —
also known as Ewin L. Davis —
of Tullahoma, Coffee
County, Tenn.
Born in Bedford
County, Tenn., February
5, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; Democratic Presidential Elector for
Tennessee, 1905;
circuit judge in Tennessee, 1910-18; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1919-33; defeated,
1932; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1933-49; died in office 1949;
chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1935, 1940, 1945.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
23, 1949 (age 73 years, 260
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Tullahoma, Tenn.
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Jacob McGavock Dickinson (1851-1928) —
also known as Jacob M. Dickinson —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Columbus, Lowndes
County, Miss., January
30, 1851.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
justice
of Tennessee state supreme court, 1891-93; law
professor; general counsel, Illinois Central Railroad,
1899-1909; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1909-11.
Member, Izaak
Walton League.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
13, 1928 (age 77 years, 318
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Paul Rand Dixon (1913-1996) —
also known as Paul R. Dixon —
of Washington,
D.C.; Brentwood, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., September
29, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
member, Federal Trade Commission, 1961-81; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1961-69, 1976.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Alpha
Tau Omega; American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died May 2,
1996 (age 82 years, 216
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Nugent Dodds (b. 1887) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., June 17,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, 1926.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Jackson Donelson (1799-1871) —
also known as Andrew J. Donelson —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., August
25, 1799.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Texas Republic, 1844-45; U.S. Minister to Prussia, 1846-49; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1856.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., June 26,
1871 (age 71 years, 305
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Owen Joseph Donley (d. 1995) —
also known as Owen J. Donley —
of Elk Point, Union
County, S.Dak.; Alexandria,
Va.; Virginia
Beach, Va.
Born in Elk Point, Union
County, S.Dak.
Democrat. Lawyer; Union
County State's Attorney; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Dakota, 1960;
chief of staff to U.S. Sen. George
McGovern, 1963-71; also worked on the Senator's campaigns for
U.S. Senate and President.
Catholic.
Died while recovering from heart
surgery, in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., June 20,
1995.
Burial location unknown.
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Lee Douglas (1885-1959) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Belle Meade, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., May 23,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1914-22; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1940
(alternate); president, Nashville and Decatur Railroad.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Newcomen
Society; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died August
17, 1959 (age 74 years, 86
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Byrd Douglas and Adelaide (Gaines) Douglas; married, January
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Solomon Weathersbee Downs (1801-1854) —
also known as Solomon W. Downs —
of Louisiana.
Born in Montgomery
County, Tenn., 1801.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1845-46; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1847-53; U.S.
Collector of Customs at New Orleans, La., Louisiana, 1853.
Slaveowner.
Mortally
wounded in a duel, and
subsequently died, at Crab Orchard Springs, Lincoln
County, Ky., August
14, 1854 (age about 53
years).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Ouachita Parish, La.; reinterment at
Riverview
Cemetery, Monroe, La.
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Wall Doxey (1892-1962) —
of Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss.
Born in Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss., August
8, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; Marshall
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-23; District Attorney 3rd
District, 1923-29; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1929-41; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1936,
1940;
U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1941-43.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., March 2,
1962 (age 69 years, 206
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Holly Springs, Miss.
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John James Duncan (1919-1988) —
also known as John J. Duncan —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Huntsville, Scott
County, Tenn., March
24, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1959-64; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Tennessee, 1960,
1972
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1965-88; died in
office 1988.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., June 21,
1988 (age 69 years, 89
days).
Interment at Duncan Family Cemetery, Huntsville, Tenn.
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John James Duncan Jr. (b. 1947) —
also known as John J. Duncan, Jr.; Jimmy
Duncan —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Lebanon, Wilson
County, Tenn., July 21,
1947.
Republican. Lawyer; state court judge in Tennessee, 1981-88;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1988-; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 2008.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Claiborne Dunlap (1798-1872) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.; Bolivar, Hardeman
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., February
25, 1798.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 13th District, 1833-37; circuit
judge in Tennessee, 1840-49; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1851-57; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1857-59.
Slaveowner.
Died near Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., November
16, 1872 (age 74 years, 265
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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