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Frank Hoyt Gailor (1892-1954) —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Sewanee, Franklin
County, Tenn., May 9,
1892.
Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1921; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1923; Shelby
County Attorney, 1936-41; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1941-42; justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1942-48.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; American
Legion.
Died in 1954
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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John Wesley Gaines (1860-1926) —
also known as John W. Gaines —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Wrencoe, Davidson
County, Tenn., August
24, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; Democratic Presidential Elector for
Tennessee, 1893;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 6th District, 1897-1909; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., July 4,
1926 (age 65 years, 314
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Augustus Hill Garland (1832-1899) —
also known as Augustus H. Garland —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Tipton
County, Tenn., June 11,
1832.
Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Arkansas, 1860;
delegate
to Arkansas secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Arkansas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
Representative
from Arkansas in the Confederate Congress 3rd District, 1862-64;
Senator
from Arkansas in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1868;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1874-77; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1877-85; U.S.
Attorney General, 1885-89.
Slaveowner.
Died suddenly while arguing a case before the Supreme
Court, in the U.S.
Capitol Building, Washington,
D.C., January
26, 1899 (age 66 years, 229
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Abraham Ellison Garrett (1830-1907) —
of Tennessee.
Born near Livingston, Overton
County, Tenn., March 6,
1830.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1865; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1865-66; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1871-73.
Died in Carthage, Smith
County, Tenn., February
14, 1907 (age 76 years, 345
days).
Interment at Carthage
Cemetery, Carthage, Tenn.
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Daniel Edward Garrett (1869-1932) —
also known as Daniel E. Garrett —
of Springfield, Robertson
County, Tenn.; Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born near Springfield, Robertson
County, Tenn., April
28, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1893-96; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1903-06; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1913-15, 1917-19, 1921-32 (at-large
1913-15, 1917-19, 8th District 1921-32); died in office 1932.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
13, 1932 (age 63 years, 229
days).
Interment at Forest
Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Finis James Garrett (1875-1956) —
also known as Finis J. Garrett —
of Dresden, Weakley
County, Tenn.
Born near Ore Springs, Weakley
County, Tenn., August
26, 1875.
Democrat. School
teacher; newspaper
editor; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1905-29; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1916
(alternate), 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1929.
Died May 26,
1956 (age 80 years, 274
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Dresden, Tenn.
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Henry Richard Gibson (1837-1938) —
also known as Henry R. Gibson —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Kent Island, Queen
Anne's County, Md., December
24, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1870; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1871-72; Republican candidate for Presidential
Elector for Tennessee, 1872;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1875-76; law partner of Leonidas
C. Houk, 1876-79; Republican candidate for Presidential Elector
for Tennessee, 1880;
newspaper
editor and publisher; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1895-1905; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1900.
Died May 25,
1938 (age 100 years,
152 days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Presley Thornton Glass (1824-1902) —
also known as Presley T. Glass —
of Ripley, Lauderdale
County, Tenn.
Born in Halifax, Halifax
County, Va., October
18, 1824.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1848, 1882; served in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1885-89.
Slaveowner.
Died in Ripley, Lauderdale
County, Tenn., October
9, 1902 (age 77 years, 356
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Ripley, Tenn.
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Aaron Goodrich (1807-1887) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Dover, Stewart
County, Tenn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Sempronius town, Cayuga
County, N.Y., July 6,
1807.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1847-48; chief
justice of Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1849-51; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1860.
Died June 2,
1887 (age 79 years, 331
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Genesee County, Mich.
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Barton Jennings Gordon (b. 1949) —
also known as Bart Gordon —
of Carthage, Smith
County, Tenn.; Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn.
Born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn., January
24, 1949.
Democrat. Lawyer; Tennessee
Democratic state chair, 1981-83; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 6th District, 1985-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Methodist.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order.
Still living as of 2014.
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George Washington Gordon (1836-1911) —
also known as George W. Gordon —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn., October
5, 1836.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Tennessee Railroad Commissioner, 1883-85; Special U.S.
Indian Agent in Arizona and Nevada, 1885-89; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1907-11; died in
office 1911.
Member, United
Confederate Veterans.
Slaveowner.
Died, from asthma
and uremia,
in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., August
9, 1911 (age 74 years, 308
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Everett Greer (b. 1890) —
of Newport, Cocke
County, Tenn.
Born in Mountain City, Johnson
County, Tenn., May 26,
1890.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; Republican Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1921;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1928-30.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ben W. Greer and Martha (Gentry) Greer; married to Elizabeth
Brickey. |
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George William Grider (1912-1991) —
also known as George W. Grider;
"Gindy" —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.; Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y.; Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., October
1, 1912.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
county judge in Tennessee, 1959-64; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1965-67.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., March
20, 1991 (age 78 years, 170
days).
Interment at National
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Judson Marion Grimmet (1877-1955) —
also known as Judson M. Grimmet —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Lebanon, Wilson
County, Tenn., October
13, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; federal bankruptcy referee; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932,
1936
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1940
(Honorary
Vice-President; member, Credentials
Committee), 1944,
1948,
1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in Caddo
Parish, La., April
27, 1955 (age 77 years, 196
days).
Interment at Forest
Park East Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
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Relatives: Son
of William L. Grimmet and Julia (Allen) Grimmet; married, August
30, 1919, to Roberta Phillips Bass; father of Julia
Grimmet Fortson. |
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George W. Guess (c.1829-1868) —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in North Carolina, about 1829.
Lawyer; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
mayor
of Dallas, Tex., 1866-68.
Member, Freemasons.
Died of sunstroke,
aboard a steamboat
on the Mississippi River, at a wharf in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., July 18,
1868 (age about 39
years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Thomas Montague Gunter (1826-1904) —
also known as Thomas M. Gunter —
of Fayetteville, Washington
County, Ark.
Born near McMinnville, Warren
County, Tenn., September
18, 1826.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; prosecuting attorney, 4th Circuit, 1866-68; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas, 1874-83 (3rd District 1874-75, 4th
District 1875-83); defeated, 1872.
Died in Fayetteville, Washington
County, Ark., January
12, 1904 (age 77 years, 116
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Fayetteville, Ark.
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