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Carey Estes Kefauver (1903-1963) —
also known as Estes Kefauver —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born near Madisonville, Monroe
County, Tenn., July 26,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1939-49; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1944
(alternate; speaker),
1952;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1949-63; died in office 1963; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1952,
1956;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Political Science Association; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from a ruptured
abdominal aortic aneurysm, at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., August
10, 1963 (age 60 years, 15
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Monroe County, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Cooke Kefauver and Phredonia Bradford (Estes) Kefauver;
married, August
8, 1935, to Nancy Patterson Pigott; first cousin once removed of
Joseph
Wingate Folk; second cousin thrice removed of Montgomery
Blair and Francis
Preston Blair Jr.; third cousin twice removed of James
Lawrence Blair, Francis
Preston Blair Lee and Gist
Blair; fourth cousin once removed of Edward
Brooke Lee. |
| | | Political family: Lee-Randolph
family (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | The Estes Kefauver Federal
Building, in Nashville,
Tennessee, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Estes Kefauver: Hugh
Brogan, All
Honorable Men : Huey Long, Robert Moses, Estes Kefauver, Richard J.
Daley — Joseph Bruce Gorman, Kefauver:
A Political Biography |
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Chambers Kellar (b. 1867) —
of Lead, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., March 4,
1867.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from South Dakota, 1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Keller (b. 1964) —
also known as Ric Keller —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn., September
5, 1964.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Florida 8th District, 2001-.
Still living as of 2014.
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Wesley Travis Kennerly (1877-1944) —
also known as Wesley T. Kennerly —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Henry
County, Tenn., August
29, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1917-21; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1940.
Southern
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Sons of
the Revolution; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died January
29, 1944 (age 66 years, 153
days).
Interment at Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Jerry Walter Kilgore (b. 1961) —
also known as Jerry W. Kilgore —
of Glen Allen, Henrico
County, Va.
Born in Kingsport, Sullivan
County, Tenn., August
23, 1961.
Republican. Lawyer; Virginia
state attorney general, 2002-05; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Virginia, 2004,
2008;
candidate for Governor of
Virginia, 2005.
Still living as of 2008.
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Austin Augustus King (1802-1870) —
also known as Austin A. King —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.; Richmond, Ray
County, Mo.
Born in Sullivan
County, Tenn., September
21, 1802.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Black
Hawk War; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1834-36; circuit judge in
Missouri, 1837-48, 1862-63; Governor of
Missouri, 1848-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Missouri, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1863-65; defeated,
1852, 1864.
Slaveowner.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., April
22, 1870 (age 67 years, 213
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Ray County, Mo.; reinterment at Richmond
Cemetery, Richmond, Mo.
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William Rufus Landrum (b. 1877) —
also known as W. R. Landrum —
of Trenton, Gibson
County, Tenn.
Born in Dyer, Gibson
County, Tenn., June 23,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Tennessee, 1924,
1928,
1936.
Methodist.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Landrum and Amanda (Rogers) Landrum; married, March
18, 1908, to Alice Ryan Brett. |
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Powless William Lanier (b. 1885) —
also known as Powless W. Lanier —
of Covington, Tipton
County, Tenn.; Jamestown, Stutsman
County, N.Dak.
Born in Fulton, Lauderdale
County, Tenn., March 7,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1911-12; juvenile court judge in
Tennessee, 1913-15; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Dakota, 1928,
1932;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1932; U.S.
Attorney for North Dakota, 1933-54.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kappa
Sigma.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Hill Lanier and Ellen (Cooper) Lanier; married, December
28, 1910, to Mary Louise Roberts. |
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Dick Latta Lansden (1869-1924) —
also known as Dick Lansden —
of Sparta, White
County, Tenn.; Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn.
Born in Bakers Crossroads, White
County, Tenn., May 15,
1869.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1904;
justice
of Tennessee state supreme court, 1910-16.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., August
10, 1924 (age 55 years, 87
days).
Interment at Cookeville
City Cemetery, Cookeville, Tenn.
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John Davis Larkins Jr. (1909-1990) —
also known as John D. Larkins, Jr. —
of Trenton, Jones
County, N.C.
Born in Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn., June 8,
1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1936-44, 1948-54; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; secretary of
North Carolina Democratic Party, 1952-54; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1954-58; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1958-60; candidate for
nomination for Governor of
North Carolina, 1960; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1967.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Woodmen;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died February
16, 1990 (age 80 years, 253
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John D. Larkins and Emma (Cooper) Larkins; married, March
15, 1930, to Pauline Murrill. |
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Albert Hamilton Latimer (c.1800-1877) —
also known as Albert H. Latimer —
of Texas.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., about 1800.
Republican. Lawyer; planter; delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Red River, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1840-42; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; member of Texas
state senate, 1849-51; Texas
state comptroller, 1865-66; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1866; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1869; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1869; district judge in Texas 8th District,
1870-72.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Clarksville, Red River
County, Tex., January
27, 1877 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Clarksville
Cemetery, Clarksville, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of James L. Latimer and Jane (Hamilton) Latimer; married 1828 to
Elritta Smith; married 1833 to
Elizabeth Richey; married 1857 to Mary
Gattis. |
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Albert Major Lea (1848-1901) —
also known as Albert M. Lea —
of Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss.
Born in Grainger
County, Tenn., December
10, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, 1889-97,
1897-1901; died in office 1901; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Mississippi, 1896
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Suffered a stroke of
paralysis, and died, in the Edwards House hotel,
Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., December
24, 1901 (age 53 years, 14
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Vicksburg, Miss.
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John McCormick Lea (1818-1903) —
also known as John M. Lea —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., December
25, 1818.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1842-44; mayor
of Nashville, Tenn., 1848-50; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1850.
Presbyterian.
Died in Monteagle, Grundy
County, Tenn., September
21, 1903 (age 84 years, 270
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Luke Lea (1879-1945) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., April
12, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; founder of the Nashville Tennesseean; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1911-17; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1912
(speaker);
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; in January 1919, after
the war was over, he led a group of U.S. Army officers in an unauthorized
attempt to seize former German leader Kaiser Wilhelm; they illegally
entered the Netherlands (which was neutral
territory) using forged
passports; he and the others were reprimanded
by the Army; following the collapse of the Asheville Central Bank and
Trust, he and others were indicted
in 1931 for bank
fraud; convicted
on three counts; sentenced to prison,
served two years before being paroled; ultimately pardoned
in 1937.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen.
Died, in Vanderbilt University Hospital,
Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., November
18, 1945 (age 66 years, 220
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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William Baxter Lee (b. 1879) —
also known as W. Baxter Lee —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., June 16,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1916.
Southern
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks; Sons of
the Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert D. Lee and Sarah J. (Damron) Lee; married, March
28, 1905, to Elizabeth Douglas Matthews. |
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E. F. Lester (b. 1871) —
Born in Lebanon, Wilson
County, Tenn., August
7, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Oklahoma 5th District,
1918-24; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1924-31; chief
justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1931.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Preston S. Lester and Elizabeth (Crutchfield) Lester; married, April
29, 1902, to Buelah Collier. |
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Hugh Barton Lindsay (b. 1856) —
also known as Hugh B. Lindsay —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Campbell
County, Tenn., November
5, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1889-93;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1924.
Christian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cornelius Storms Lindsay and Voleltine (Bowling) Lindsay; married
1883 to
Sarah Elizabeth Foster. |
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Benjamin Horsley Littleton (1889-1966) —
also known as Benjamin H. Littleton —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Weatherford, Parker
County, Tex., August
27, 1889.
Lawyer; Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1929-58.
Died July 6,
1966 (age 76 years, 313
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Jefferson Littleton and Anna (McNutt)
Littleton. |
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Martin Wiley Littleton (1872-1934) —
also known as Martin W. Littleton —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born near Kingston, Roane
County, Tenn., February
12, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1904-05; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1911-13; candidate for
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914.
Died in Mineola, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., December
19, 1934 (age 62 years, 310
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Hugh Allen Locke (b. 1885) —
also known as Hugh A. Locke —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Fayette
County, Tenn., February
9, 1885.
Lawyer; Independent candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1930.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Locke and Susanna F. (Crenshaw) Locke; married, October
12, 1921, to Mabel Plosser. |
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Mitchell Long (b. 1889) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn., November
15, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1924; chair of
Knox County Democratic Party, 1926-28; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Tennessee, 1928,
1944;
Tennessee
Democratic state chair, 1937.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William B. Long and Eliza (McGoldrick) Long; married, February
20, 1923, to Katie Lee Lockett. |
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Joseph Carlton Loser (1892-1984) —
also known as J. Carlton Loser —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., October
1, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1952,
1960;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1957-63.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Kiwanis.
Died July 31,
1984 (age 91 years, 304
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Nashville, Tenn.
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Oscar Byrd Lovette (1871-1934) —
also known as O. B. Lovette —
of Greeneville, Greene
County, Tenn.
Born in Greeneville, Greene
County, Tenn., December
20, 1871.
Republican. Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1895-97; lawyer; bank
president; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1931-33; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1932.
Died in Greeneville, Greene
County, Tenn., July 6,
1934 (age 62 years, 198
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Greeneville, Tenn.
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Horace Harmon Lurton (1844-1914) —
of Clarksville, Montgomery
County, Tenn.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Newport, Campbell
County, Ky., February
26, 1844.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
justice
of Tennessee state supreme court, 1886-93; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1893-1909; law
professor; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1909-14; died in office 1914.
Episcopalian.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., July 12,
1914 (age 70 years, 136
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Clarksville, Tenn.
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James Armstrong MacKay (1919-2004) —
of Georgia.
Born in Fairfield, Jefferson
County, Ala., June 25,
1919.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1951-52, 1955-64; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1965-67; defeated, 1966.
Methodist.
Member, Civitan.
Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., July 2,
2004 (age 85 years, 7
days).
Cremated.
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Robert Bruce Macon (1859-1925) —
also known as Robert B. Macon —
of Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark.
Born near Trenton, Phillips
County, Ark., July 6,
1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1883-87; prosecuting attorney,
1st Circuit, 1898-1902; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1903-13.
Died in Marvell, Phillips
County, Ark., October
9, 1925 (age 66 years, 95
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Horace Atlee Mann (1866-1934) —
also known as Horace A. Mann; "Mystery
Mann" —
of Greeneville, Greene
County, Tenn.; Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in McMinn
County, Tenn., February
26, 1866.
Lawyer; road
contractor; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1897-1901.
Methodist;
later Catholic.
English
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Southern campaign manager for Herbert
Hoover in 1928, but split with Hoover after he was elected
President.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., March
15, 1934 (age 68 years, 17
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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John Leake Marling (1825-1856) —
also known as John L. Marling —
of Tennessee.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., December
22, 1825.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S. Minister to Guatemala, 1854-56.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., October
16, 1856 (age 30 years, 299
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Hardin Marr (c.1820-1892) —
also known as Robert H. Marr —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Tennessee, about 1820.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Louisiana, 1876
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., April
18, 1892 (age about 72
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry G. Marsh (1921-2011) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., October
11, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1967-69.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in the VA Medical
Center, Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., May 11,
2011 (age 89 years, 212
days).
Cremated.
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Barclay Martin (1802-1890) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Edgefield District (now Edgefield
County), S.C., December
17, 1802.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1839-40, 1847-49, 1851-53; member
of Tennessee
state senate, 1841-43; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 6th District, 1845-47.
Slaveowner.
Died in Columbia, Maury
County, Tenn., November
8, 1890 (age 87 years, 326
days).
Interment at Zion
Cemetery, Columbia, Tenn.
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John Martin (1833-1913) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born near Hartsville, Wilson
County, Tenn., November
12, 1833.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kansas
Democratic State Central Committee, 1864-84; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1871-75; Kansas
Democratic state chair, 1874-83; candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1876, 1888; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kansas, 1880;
district judge in Kansas, 1883-85; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1886; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1893-95.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., September
3, 1913 (age 79 years, 295
days).
Interment at Topeka
Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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Harlan Mathews (1927-2014) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Sumiton, Walker
County, Ala., January
17, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; Tennessee
state treasurer, 1975-86; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Tennessee; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1993-94; appointed 1993.
Died May 9,
2014 (age 87 years, 112
days).
Interment at Harpeth
Hills Memory Gardens, Centerville, Tenn.
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Naomi Caplan Matusow (b. 1938) —
also known as Naomi Matusow —
of Bedford, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., October
31, 1938.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1988
(alternate), 2000;
member of New York
state assembly, 1993.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, Sierra
Club.
Still living as of 2000.
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Abram Poindexter Maury (1801-1848) —
of Tennessee.
Born near Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., December
26, 1801.
Newspaper
editor; lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1831-32, 1843-44; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1835-39 (8th District 1835-37, 5th
District 1837-39); member of Tennessee
state senate, 1845-46.
Slaveowner.
Died near Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., July 22,
1848 (age 46 years, 209
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Williamson County, Tenn.
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Von Mayes (b. 1875) —
of Hayti, Pemiscot
County, Mo.
Born in Union City, Obion
County, Tenn., October
21, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Pemiscot County, 1915-16;
member of Missouri
state senate 23rd District, 1917-20.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, March
20, 1912, to Irene Haynes. |
| | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual
1917 |
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William Gibbs McAdoo (1863-1941) —
also known as William G. McAdoo —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born near Marietta, Cobb
County, Ga., October
31, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner with William
McAdoo (no relation); attorney for railroads;
president, Hudson & Manhattan Railroad
Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904,
1912;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1908; member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1912; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1913-18; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920,
1924;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1932,
1936;
U.S.
Senator from California, 1933-38; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1937-39.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
1, 1941 (age 77 years, 93
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William Gibbs McAdoo (1820-1849) and Mary Faith (Floyd) McAdoo;
married, November
18, 1885, to Sarah Houston Fleming; married, May 7,
1914, to Eleanor Randolph Wilson (daughter of Woodrow
Wilson and Ellen
Wilson); married, September
14, 1935, to Doris Isabel Cross; great-grandson of John
Floyd. |
| | | Political family: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Byron
R. Newton — Nat
Rogan |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — Federal
Reserve History |
| | | Image source: Munsey's Magazine, May
1919 |
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Harry Hill McAlister (1875-1959) —
also known as Hill McAlister —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., July 15,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1911-13; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Tennessee; Tennessee
Democratic state chair, 1918-20; Tennessee
state treasurer, 1919-27, 1931-33; Governor of
Tennessee, 1933-37.
Christian.
Died October
30, 1959 (age 84 years, 107
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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William King McAlister (c.1850-1923) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born about 1850.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1890; justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1893.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., May 16,
1923 (age about 73
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles McClung (1761-1835) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Lancaster
County, Pa., May 13,
1761.
Surveyor;
merchant;
lawyer; delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796.
Died in Harrodsburg, Mercer
County, Ky., August
9, 1835 (age 74 years, 88
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Mercer County, Ky.; reinterment in
1904 at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Newton Whitfield McConnell (1832-1915) —
also known as Newton W. McConnell —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Bedford County (part now in Marshall
County), Tenn., May 22,
1832.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1870; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1870; chief
justice of Montana territorial supreme court, 1887-89.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Potwin, Butler
County, Kan., December
22, 1915 (age 83 years, 214
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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Philip Doddridge McCulloch Jr. (1851-1928) —
also known as Philip D. McCulloch, Jr. —
of Marianna, Lee
County, Ark.
Born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn., June 23,
1851.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Lee County Democratic Party, 1875-93; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Arkansas; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1893-1903.
Died in Marianna, Lee
County, Ark., November
26, 1928 (age 77 years, 156
days).
Interment at Cedar
Heights Cemetery, Marianna, Ark.
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Kenneth Douglas McKellar (1869-1957) —
also known as Kenneth D. McKellar —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Richmond, Dallas
County, Ala., January
29, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Tennessee; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1908,
1920,
1936,
1940,
1944
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1911-17; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1917-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died October
25, 1957 (age 88 years, 269
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.; statue at Tri-Cities
Regional Airport, Near Blountville, Sullivan County, Tenn.
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A. V. McLane (1873-1968) —
of Lewisburg, Marshall
County, Tenn.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Belfast, Marshall
County, Tenn., August
31, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; postmaster at Lewisburg,
Tenn., 1910-13; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1912,
1920
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1924
(alternate), 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1936
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1956,
1960;
U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1922-33.
Died in Carlsbad, Eddy
County, N.M., August
31, 1968 (age 95 years, 0
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Nashville, Tenn.
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Benton McMillin (1845-1933) —
also known as "The Democratic War
Horse" —
of Carthage, Smith
County, Tenn.
Born in Monroe
County, Ky., September
11, 1845.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1875-77; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1879-99; Governor of
Tennessee, 1899-1903; defeated, 1912; U.S. Minister to Peru, 1913-19; Guatemala, 1919-21; insurance
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Tennessee, 1928.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., January
8, 1933 (age 87 years, 119
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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James Clark McReynolds (1862-1946) —
also known as James C. McReynolds —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Elkton, Todd
County, Ky., February
3, 1862.
Lawyer; university
professor; U.S.
Attorney General, 1913-14; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1914-41; took senior status 1941.
Disciples
of Christ.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
24, 1946 (age 84 years, 202
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Elkton, Ky.
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Samuel Davis McReynolds (1872-1939) —
also known as Sam D. McReynolds —
of Pikeville, Bledsoe
County, Tenn.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born near Pikeville, Bledsoe
County, Tenn., April
16, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1903-23; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1923-39; died in
office 1939.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 11,
1939 (age 67 years, 86
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Return Jonathan Meigs III (1801-1891) —
also known as Return J. Meigs III —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Winchester, Clark
County, Ky., April
14, 1801.
Lawyer; U.S. Indian Agent to Creek and Cherokee Nations, 1834;
U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1841-42; member of
Tennessee
state senate, 1850; clerk of the District of Columbia Supreme
Court, 1863-91.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
19, 1891 (age 90 years, 188
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Samuel Milligan (1814-1874) —
of Greeneville, Greene
County, Tenn.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., November
16, 1814.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1841-47; newspaper
editor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Tennessee, 1860;
justice
of Tennessee state supreme court, 1864-68; Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1868-74; died in office 1874.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
20, 1874 (age 59 years, 155
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Ridley Mitchell (1877-1962) —
also known as John R. Mitchell —
of Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn.
Born in Livingston, Overton
County, Tenn., September
26, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1925-31; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1931-39; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1938.
Died in Crossville, Cumberland
County, Tenn., February
26, 1962 (age 84 years, 153
days).
Interment at Green
Acres Memorial Gardens, Crossville, Tenn.
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John Austin Moon (1855-1921) —
also known as John A. Moon —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Albemarle
County, Va., April
22, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1888; circuit judge in
Tennessee, 1889-94; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1897-1921; defeated,
1920; died in office 1921; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1900.
Died June 26,
1921 (age 66 years, 65
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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John Tyler Morgan (1824-1907) —
also known as John T. Morgan —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Born in Athens, McMinn
County, Tenn., June 20,
1824.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Alabama; delegate
to Alabama secession convention, 1861; general in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alabama, 1876,
1900;
U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1877-1907; died in office 1907.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 11,
1907 (age 82 years, 356
days).
Interment at Live
Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.
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Leland Clure Morton (1916-1998) —
also known as L. Clure Morton —
of Tennessee.
Born in Fountain City (now part of Knoxville), Knox
County, Tenn., February
20, 1916.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1970-84;
took senior status 1984.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died at University of Tennessee Hospital,
Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., April
11, 1998 (age 82 years, 50
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Paul Murphy (1857-1925) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Bulls Gap, Hawkins
County, Tenn., 1857.
Lawyer; member of Tennessee state legislature, 1890; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1904.
Died in 1925
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Jefferson Murray (1894-1971) —
also known as Tom J. Murray —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., August
1, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
chair
of Madison County Democratic Party, 1924-33; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1928,
1932,
1936;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1943-67 (8th District 1943-53, 7th
District 1953-67).
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., November
28, 1971 (age 77 years, 119
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.
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Benjamin Duke Nabers (1812-1878) —
also known as Benjamin D. Nabers —
of Hickory Flat, Benton
County, Miss.; Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.; Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss.
Born in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., November
7, 1812.
Merchant;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 1851-53; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Tennessee.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss., September
6, 1878 (age 65 years, 303
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Holly Springs, Miss.
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John Randolph Neal (1836-1889) —
also known as John R. Neal —
of Rhea Springs, Rhea
County, Tenn.
Born near Clinton, Anderson
County, Tenn., November
26, 1836.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1874; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1878-81; Speaker
of the Tennessee State Senate, 1879-81; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1885-89.
Died in Rhea Springs, Rhea
County, Tenn., March
26, 1889 (age 52 years, 120
days).
Interment at Ault Cemetery, Postoak, Tenn.
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Samuel Monroe Neel (1841-1921) —
also known as Samuel M. Neel —
of Somerville, Fayette
County, Tenn.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Ripley, Lauderdale
County, Tenn., November
13, 1841.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; pastor; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1900.
Presbyterian.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., October
20, 1921 (age 79 years, 341
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel J. Neel and Louisa (Ross) Neel; married 1866 to Mary
Jane Watkins; married 1871 to Anna
Maria Adger. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Kansas City (Mo.) Times,
October 21, 1921 |
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Thomas Amos Rogers Nelson (1812-1873) —
of Elizabethton, Carter
County, Tenn.; Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn.; Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Kingston, Roane
County, Tenn., March
19, 1812.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1859-61; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1868;
justice
of Tennessee state supreme court, 1870-71.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died, from cholera,
in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., August
24, 1873 (age 61 years, 158
days).
Interment at Gray
Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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William Allen Northcott (1854-1917) —
also known as William A. Northcott —
of Greenville, Bond
County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn., January
28, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; Bond
County State's Attorney, 1882-92; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1897-1905; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1904;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1905-14;
president, Inter-Ocean Casualty
Co.
Episcopalian.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died January
25, 1917 (age 62 years, 363
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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S. Watkins Overton (b. 1894) —
also known as Watkins Overton —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., June 5,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1925; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1927; mayor
of Memphis, Tenn., 1928-39, 1949-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Phi
Delta Phi; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Watkins Overton and May (Hill) Overton; married, January
18, 1937, to Bessie Ganong. |
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Lemuel Phillips Padgett (1855-1922) —
also known as Lemuel P. Padgett —
of Columbia, Maury
County, Tenn.
Born in Columbia, Maury
County, Tenn., November
28, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Tennessee; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1899-1900; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1901-22; died in
office 1922.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
2, 1922 (age 66 years, 247
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tenn.
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David Trotter Patterson (1818-1891) —
also known as David T. Patterson —
of Greeneville, Greene
County, Tenn.
Born in Cedar Creek, Greene
County, Tenn., February
28, 1818.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1854-63; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1866-69.
Scottish
ancestry.
Slaveowner.
Died in Afton, Greene
County, Tenn., November
3, 1891 (age 73 years, 248
days).
Interment at Andrew
Johnson National Cemetery, Greeneville, Tenn.
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Malcolm Rice Patterson (1861-1935) —
also known as Malcolm R. Patterson —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Somerville, Morgan
County, Ala., June 7,
1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; Shelby
County District Attorney, 1894-1900; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1901-06; resigned
1906; Governor of
Tennessee, 1907-11.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., March 8,
1935 (age 73 years, 274
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Tenn.
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Herron Carney Pearson (1890-1953) —
also known as Herron C. Pearson —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Taylor, Williamson
County, Tex., July 31,
1890.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Tennessee; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1935-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., April
24, 1953 (age 62 years, 267
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.
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James Blackwood Pearson (1920-2009) —
also known as James B. Pearson —
of Shawnee Mission, Johnson
County, Kan.; Prairie Village, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., May 7,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; probate judge in Kansas, 1954-56; member of Kansas
state senate 10th District, 1956-60; Kansas
Republican state chair, 1960; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1962-78; resigned 1978.
Died in Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., January
13, 2009 (age 88 years, 251
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Austin Peay IV (1876-1927) —
also known as "The Maker of Modern
Tennessee" —
of Clarksville, Montgomery
County, Tenn.
Born in Christian
County, Ky., June 1,
1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1901-05; Tennessee
Democratic state chair, 1905; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1916
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1924;
Governor
of Tennessee, 1923-27; died in office 1927.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, at the Governor's
Residence, Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., October
2, 1927 (age 51 years, 123
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Clarksville, Tenn.
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William Young Pemberton (1843-1922) —
also known as William Y. Pemberton —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.; Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 1,
1843.
Lawyer; delegate
to Montana state constitutional convention, 1884, 1886; district
judge in Montana 2nd District, 1891-92; chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1893-98.
Died in Excelsior Springs, Clay
County, Mo., August
26, 1922 (age 79 years, 86
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Le Roy Percy (1860-1929) —
of Greenville, Washington
County, Miss.
Born near Greenville, Washington
County, Miss., November
9, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Mississippi, 1892,
1904
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1910-13.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., December
24, 1929 (age 69 years, 45
days).
Interment at Greenville
Cemetery, Greenville, Miss.
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William Armstrong Percy (1863-1912) —
also known as William A. Percy —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Greenville, Washington
County, Miss., January
24, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1904
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1912.
Episcopalian.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in the Maxwell House Hotel,
Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., May 22,
1912 (age 49 years, 119
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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Relatives: Son
of William Alexander Percy and Nancy Irwin 'Nannie' (Armstrong)
Percy; brother of Le
Roy Percy; married 1891 to Lottie
Galloway; married to Caroline Yarborough. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Augustus Herman Pettibone (1835-1918) —
also known as A. H. Pettibone —
of Greeneville, Greene
County, Tenn.
Born in Bedford, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
21, 1835.
Republican. Lawyer; major in the Union Army during the Civil
War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1880;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1881-87; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1897-99.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., November
26, 1918 (age 83 years, 309
days).
Interment at Nashville
National Cemetery, Madison, Tenn.
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Marlin T. Phelps (b. 1880) —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Dunlap, Sequatchie
County, Tenn., October
9, 1880.
Lawyer; superior court judge in Arizona, 1923-49; justice of
Arizona state supreme court, 1949-61; chief
justice of Arizona Supreme Court, 1954-55, 1959-60.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Moose; John
Birch Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William A. Phelps and Rebecca (Johnson) Phelps; married, September
14, 1910, to Margaret Louise Nelson. |
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Howell L. Pickett (1847-1914) —
of Tennessee; New Mexico; Tombstone, Cochise
County, Ariz.
Born in Wilson
County, Tenn., August
13, 1847.
Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1880.
Died, from colon
cancer, in Tombstone, Cochise
County, Ariz., July 12,
1914 (age 66 years, 333
days).
Interment somewhere
in Tombstone, Ariz.
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Rice Alexander Pierce (1848-1936) —
of Union City, Obion
County, Tenn.
Born in Dresden, Weakley
County, Tenn., July 3,
1848.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1883-85, 1889-93,
1897-1905.
Died in Union City, Obion
County, Tenn., July 12,
1936 (age 88 years, 9
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Union City, Tenn.
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Miles Poindexter (1868-1946) —
of Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., April
22, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; Walla
Walla County Prosecuting Attorney, 1892-94; superior court judge
in Washington, 1904-08; U.S.
Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1909-11; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1911-23; defeated, 1922; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1920;
U.S. Ambassador to Peru, 1923-28.
Died in Greenlee, Rockbridge
County, Va., September
21, 1946 (age 78 years, 152
days).
Original interment at Stonewall
Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Va.; reinterment at Fairmount
Memorial Park, Spokane, Wash.
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James Knox Polk (1795-1849) —
also known as James K. Polk; "Young Hickory";
"Napoleon of the Stump" —
of Tennessee.
Born in Pineville, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
2, 1795.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1823-25; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1825-39 (6th District 1825-33, 9th
District 1833-39); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1835-39; Governor of
Tennessee, 1839-41; President
of the United States, 1845-49.
Presbyterian
or Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died, of cholera,
in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 15,
1849 (age 53 years, 225
days).
Original interment at Polk Place Grounds (which no longer exists), Nashville, Tenn.;
reinterment in 1893 at Tennessee
State Capitol Grounds, Nashville, Tenn.; cenotaph at Polk Memorial Gardens, Columbia, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Polk and Jane Gracy (Knox) Polk; brother of William
Hawkins Polk; married, January
1, 1824, to Sarah
Childress (daughter of Joel
Childress); nephew of Mary Ophelia Polk (who married Thomas
Jones Hardeman); uncle of Marshall
Tate Polk and Tasker
Polk; first cousin once removed of Edwin
Fitzhugh Polk; second cousin once removed of Mary Adelaide Polk
(who married George
Davis) and Richard
Tyler Polk; second cousin twice removed of Rufus
King Polk and Frank
Lyon Polk; second cousin thrice removed of Elizabeth
Polk Guest; second cousin four times removed of Raymond
R. Guest; third cousin once removed of Charles
Polk and Augustus
Caesar Dodge; fourth cousin of Trusten
Polk; fourth cousin once removed of Albert
Fawcett Polk. |
| | | Political families: Ashe-Polk
family of North Carolina; Polk
family; Manly-Haywood-Polk
family of Raleigh, North Carolina (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Aaron
V. Brown — John
Charles Frémont |
| | | Polk counties in Ark., Fla., Ga., Iowa, Minn., Neb., Ore., Tenn., Tex. and Wis. are
named for him. |
| | | The city
of Polk
City, Florida, is named for
him. — The city
of Polk
City, Iowa, is named for
him. — The borough
of Polk,
Pennsylvania, is named for
him. — James K. Polk Elementary
School, in Alexandria,
Virginia, is named for
him. — James K. Polk Elementary
School, in Fresno,
California, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS James K. Polk (built 1942 at Wilmington,
North Carolina; torpedoed in the North
Atlantic Ocean, 1943; towed away and scrapped) was named for
him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: James
Knox Polk Hall
— James
P. Latta
— James
K. P. Fenner
— J.
K. P. Marshall
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| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail — Tennessee
Encyclopedia |
| | | Books about James K. Polk: Sam W.
Haynes, James
K. Polk and the Expansionist Impulse — Paul H.
Bergeron, The
Presidency of James K. Polk — Thomas M. Leonard, James
K. Polk : A Clear and Unquestionable Destiny — Eugene
Irving McCormac, James
K. Polk: A Political Biography to the Prelude to War
1795-1845 — Eugene Irving McCormac, James
K. Polk: A Political Biography to the End of a Career
1845-1849 — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings
Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American
History — John Seigenthaler, James
K. Polk: 1845 - 1849 |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Tasker Polk (1861-1928) —
of Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C.
Born in Tennessee, March
24, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate 16th District, 1915-16.
Died in North Carolina, July 5,
1928 (age 67 years, 103
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Warrenton, N.C.
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James Pinckney Pope (1884-1966) —
also known as James P. Pope —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born near Jonesboro, Jackson
Parish, La., March
31, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Idaho, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1928,
1936;
mayor
of Boise, Idaho, 1929-33; resigned 1933; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1933-39.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in Alexandria,
Va., January
23, 1966 (age 81 years, 298
days).
Interment at Lynnhurst
Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Alan M. Prewitt (b. 1893) —
of Bolivar, Hardeman
County, Tenn.
Born in Grand Junction, Hardeman
County, Tenn., February
1, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Tennessee; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Tennessee
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1925; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1940;
justice
of Tennessee state supreme court, 1942-.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Paine Paige Prim (b. 1822) —
also known as P. P. Prim —
of Jackson
County, Ore.
Born in Tennessee, 1822.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Jackson County,
1857; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1859-80; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1864-66, 1870-72, 1876-78.
Burial location unknown.
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Jeter Connelly Pritchard (1857-1921) —
also known as Jeter C. Pritchard —
of Marshall, Madison
County, N.C.
Born in Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn., July 12,
1857.
Republican. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Madison County,
1885-88, 1891-92; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1888; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1892; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1895-1903; justice of
District of Columbia supreme court, 1903-04; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1904-21; died in
office 1921.
Died April
10, 1921 (age 63 years, 272
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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Bill Purcell —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1986-96; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Tennessee, 2000;
speaker, 1996;
mayor
of Nashville, Tenn., 2000-.
Still living as of 2007.
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Married to Debbie Miller. |
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