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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; Democratic Presidential Elector for
Tennessee, 1992;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1993-94; appointed 1993; Democratic
Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1996.
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: Wilson
family of California and 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; Democratic Presidential Elector for
Tennessee, 1917;
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; Democratic Presidential
Elector for Arkansas, 1889;
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; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1905;
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; Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1860;
delegate
to Alabama secession convention, 1861; general in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alabama, 1876,
1900;
Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1876;
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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Robert Edward Lee Mountcastle (1865-1913) —
also known as Robert E. L. Mountcastle —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Jefferson City, Jefferson
County, Tenn., February
21, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1892;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Tennessee, 1912-13.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., August
8, 1913 (age 48 years, 168
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Robert Milligan Mountcastle (1888-1970) —
also known as Robert M. Mountcastle —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Jefferson City, Jefferson
County, Tenn., March
17, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
chair
of Muskogee County Democratic Party, 1920; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1928;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1941-44.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Jesters;
Kiwanis.
Died in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., February
11, 1970 (age 81 years, 331
days).
Interment at Greenhill
Cemetery, Muskogee, Okla.
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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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