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W. B. A. Ramsey (1799-1874) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., 1799.
Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; steamboat
business; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1838-39; secretary
of state of Tennessee, 1847-55.
Died in Davidson
County, Tenn., 1874
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Nashville
City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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James Henry Randolph (1825-1900) —
of Tennessee.
Born near Dandridge, Jefferson
County, Tenn., October
18, 1825.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1857-58, 1860-61; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1865; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1869-70; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1877-79.
Died in Newport, Cocke
County, Tenn., August
22, 1900 (age 74 years, 308
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Newport, Tenn.
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Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn (1882-1961) —
also known as Sam Rayburn —
of Bonham, Fannin
County, Tex.
Born in Kingston, Roane
County, Tenn., January
6, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1907-13; Speaker of
the Texas State House of Representatives, 1911-13; U.S.
Representative from Texas 4th District, 1913-61; died in office
1961; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1940-47, 1949-53, 1955-61; died in office 1961;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948
(Permanent
Chair; chair, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1956.
Died of cancer,
in Bonham, Fannin
County, Tex., November
16, 1961 (age 79 years, 314
days).
Interment at Willow
Wild Cemetery, Bonham, Tex.
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Henry Frazier Reams (1897-1971) —
also known as Frazier Reams —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., January
15, 1897.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1928
(alternate), 1940,
1944
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1948,
1956;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1951-55.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., September
15, 1971 (age 74 years, 243
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
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James Enoch Rector (b. 1882) —
also known as James E. Rector —
of Hot Springs, Madison
County, N.C.
Born in Tennessee, December
21, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Madison County,
1913-14.
Methodist.
Member, Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Brazilla Carroll Reece (1889-1961) —
also known as B. Carroll Reece —
of Butler, Johnson
County, Tenn.; Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn.
Born in a log
cabin near Butler, Johnson
County, Tenn., December
22, 1889.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; banker; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1921-31, 1933-47,
1951-61; died in office 1961; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Tennessee, 1932,
1936,
1944,
1948
(speaker),
1956,
1960;
member of Republican
National Committee from Tennessee, 1939-40; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1946-48; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1948; Tennessee
Republican state chair, 1958.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Economic Association; American
Statistical Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Delta
Sigma Pi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March
19, 1961 (age 71 years, 87
days).
Interment at Monte
Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Tenn.
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James Daniel Richardson (1843-1914) —
also known as James D. Richardson —
of Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn.
Born in Rutherford
County, Tenn., March
10, 1843.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1871-73; Speaker
of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1871-73; member
of Tennessee
state senate, 1873-74; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1876,
1896,
1900;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1885-1905.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn., July 24,
1914 (age 71 years, 136
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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Archibald Roane (c.1755-1819) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Derry, Lancaster
County, Pa., about 1755.
Lawyer; delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; Governor of
Tennessee, 1801-03; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1811-14; justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1815-18.
Died in Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn., January
18, 1819 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Pleasant
Forest Cemetery, Farragut, Tenn.
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Albert Houston Roberts (1868-1946) —
also known as A. H. Roberts —
of Tennessee.
Born in Overton
County, Tenn., July 4,
1868.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer; Governor of
Tennessee, 1919-21; defeated, 1920.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died June 25,
1946 (age 77 years, 356
days).
Interment at Livingston
City Cemetery, Livingston, Tenn.
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Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson (1820-1879) —
of Salado, Bell
County, Tex.
Born in Giles
County, Tenn., August
23, 1820.
Democrat. Texas
Republic Postmaster General, 1839; lawyer; delegate
to Texas secession convention, 1861; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1875.
Methodist.
Died in Salado, Bell
County, Tex., October
8, 1879 (age 59 years, 46
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Bell County, Tex.
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William Hepburn Russell (b. 1857) —
of Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., May 17,
1857.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; general attorney, Louisville, New Albany
and Chicago Railroad;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel L. Russell and Matilda (Richmond) Russell; married, June 23,
1880, to Mary Gushert. |
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William Charles Salmon (1868-1925) —
of Columbia, Maury
County, Tenn.
Born near Paris, Henry
County, Tenn., April 3,
1868.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1923-25.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 13,
1925 (age 57 years, 40
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tenn.
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Allan Douglas Sanford (b. 1869) —
also known as Allan Sanford —
of Waco, McLennan
County, Tex.
Born in Covington, Tipton
County, Tenn., July 3,
1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Waco, Tex., 1903; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Terry Sanford (1865-1930) —
also known as Edward T. Sanford —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., July 23,
1865.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1908-23; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1908-23; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1923-30; died in office 1930.
Episcopalian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 8,
1930 (age 64 years, 228
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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John Houston Savage (1815-1904) —
also known as John H. Savage —
of McMinnville, Warren
County, Tenn.
Born in McMinnville, Warren
County, Tenn., October
9, 1815.
Democrat. Lawyer; Tennessee
state attorney general, 1842-47; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Tennessee; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican
War; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1849-53, 1855-59;
colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1872;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1877-79, 1887.
Died April 5,
1904 (age 88 years, 179
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, McMinnville, Tenn.
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Lon Allen Scott (1888-1931) —
also known as Lon A. Scott —
of Savannah, Hardin
County, Tenn.
Born in Cypress Inn, Wayne
County, Tenn., September
25, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer; merchant;
real
estate business; lumber
business; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1913-17; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1924.
Member, Delta
Sigma Phi.
Died in 1931
(age about
42 years).
Interment at Savannah
Cemetery, Savannah, Tenn.
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William King Sebastian (1812-1865) —
also known as William K. Sebastian —
of Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark.
Born in Centerville, Hickman
County, Tenn., June 12,
1812.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arkansas state legislature, 1840;
U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1848-61.
When the Civil War began, he left Washington but did not resign his
seat in the Senate; one of ten Southern
senators expelled
in absentia on July 11, 1861. Did not participate in the Confederacy
during the war; his expulsion from the Senate was posthumously
revoked in 1877.
Slaveowner.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., May 20,
1865 (age 52 years, 342
days).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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Josiah Thomas Settle (1850-1915) —
also known as Josiah T. Settle; Joe Settle —
of Panola
County, Miss.; Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Rockingham
County, N.C., September
30, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Mississippi, 1876;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Mississippi; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1896,
1900,
1912.
African
ancestry.
Died, from tuberculosis,
in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., August
16, 1915 (age 64 years, 320
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of Josiah Thomas Settle (1799-1869) and Nancy Ann (Graves) Settle;
married to Theresa T. Vogelsang; married 1890 to
Frances McCullough. |
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memorial |
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Ambrose Hundley Sevier (1801-1848) —
also known as Ambrose H. Sevier —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.; Lakeport, Chicot
County, Ark.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., November
4, 1801.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arkansas
territorial House of Representatives, 1823-27; Speaker
of Arkansas Territory House of Representatives, 1827; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Arkansas Territory, 1828-36; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1836-48; resigned 1848.
Slaveowner.
Died near Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., December
31, 1848 (age 47 years, 57
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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William Lewis Sharkey (1798-1873) —
also known as William L. Sharkey —
of Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss.
Born in Sumner
County, Tenn., July 12,
1798.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; member
of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1828-29; circuit judge in
Mississippi, 1832; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1832-51; U.S. Consul in Havana, 1851-53; Governor of
Mississippi, 1865.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
30, 1873 (age 74 years, 261
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Jackson, Miss.
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Charles Daniel Sherwood (1833-1895) —
also known as Charles D. Sherwood —
of Rushford, Fillmore
County, Minn.; Sherwood, Franklin
County, Tenn.
Born in New Milford, Litchfield
County, Conn., November
18, 1833.
Republican. Physician;
lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1859-61, 1863 (District 9
1859-60, District 14 1861, 1863); postmaster;
Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1864-66.
Drowned,
reportedly as a suicide,
in Lake
Michigan, near Chicago, Illinois, July 2,
1895 (age 61 years, 226
days).
Interment at Mound
Grove Cemetery, Kankakee, Ill.
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Ebenezer J. Shields (1778-1846) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Elbert
County, Ga., December
22, 1778.
Whig. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1833-35; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1835-39; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Tennessee.
Died near La Grange, Fayette
County, Tex., April
21, 1846 (age 67 years, 120
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Knight Shields (1858-1934) —
also known as John K. Shields —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Clinchdale, Grainger
County, Tenn., August
15, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1896,
1904;
justice
of Tennessee state supreme court, 1902-13; chief
justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1910-13; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1913-25.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1934
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Highland
Memorial Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Thetus Willrette Sims (1852-1939) —
also known as Thetus W. Sims —
of Linden, Perry
County, Tenn.
Born in Wayne
County, Tenn., April
25, 1852.
Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1897-1921.
Died in 1939
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Joseph Humphrey Sloss (1826-1911) —
of Edwardsville, Madison
County, Ill.; Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala.
Born in Somerville, Morgan
County, Ala., October
12, 1826.
Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1858-59; served in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor of Tuscumbia, Alabama;
member of Alabama state legislature, 1860; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1871-75.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., January
27, 1911 (age 84 years, 107
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala.
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Otis Milton Smith (1922-1994) —
also known as Otis M. Smith —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., February
20, 1922.
Democrat. Lawyer; Michigan
state auditor general, 1959-61; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1961-66; appointed 1961;
defeated, 1966; first
Black member of the Michigan Supreme Court; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1967-71; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan; vice-president and general counsel of General
Motors.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Kiwanis.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 29,
1994 (age 72 years, 129
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Axley Smith (1822-1863) —
also known as Samuel A. Smith —
of Charleston, Bradley
County, Tenn.
Born in Monroe
County, Tenn., June 26,
1822.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1848;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1853-59; Commissioner
of the General Land Office, 1859-60.
Died in Ladd Springs, Polk
County, Tenn., November
25, 1863 (age 41 years, 152
days).
Interment at Amos
Ladd's Burial Ground, Ladd Springs, Tenn.
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Charles Edward Snodgrass (1866-1936) —
of Crossville, Cumberland
County, Tenn.
Born near Sparta, White
County, Tenn., December
28, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1899-1903.
Died in Crossville, Cumberland
County, Tenn., August
3, 1936 (age 69 years, 219
days).
Interment at Crossville
City Cemetery, Crossville, Tenn.
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William Henry Sproul (1867-1932) —
also known as William H. Sproul —
of Sedan, Chautauqua
County, Kan.
Born near Livingston, Overton
County, Tenn., October
14, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1923-31.
Congregationalist.
Died December
27, 1932 (age 65 years, 74
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Sedan, Kan.
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Frederick Perry Stanton (1814-1894) —
also known as Frederick P. Stanton —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Alexandria, D.C. (now Va.), December
22, 1814.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1845-55; secretary
of Kansas Territory, 1857; Governor
of Kansas Territory, 1857, 1857.
Slaveowner.
Died near Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., June 4,
1894 (age 79 years, 164
days).
Interment at South
Lake Weir Cemetery, South Lake Weir, Fla.
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Fenton T. Stockard (b. 1867) —
of Republic, Greene
County, Mo.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Milan, Gibson
County, Tenn., December
16, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1915-16, 1919-22 (Greene County
2nd District 1915-16, Greene County 1st District 1919-22).
Burial location unknown.
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William Graham Swan (1821-1869) —
also known as William G. Swan —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in 1821.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1840; Tennessee
state attorney general, 1851; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1855-56; served in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; Representative
from Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Died April
18, 1869 (age about 47
years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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John S. Tanner (b. 1944) —
of Union City, Obion
County, Tenn.
Born in Halls, Lauderdale
County, Tenn., September
22, 1944.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1976-86; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1989-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Disciples
of Christ.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Bell Tansil (b. 1881) —
also known as John B. Tansil —
of Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born in Dresden, Weakley
County, Tenn., July 13,
1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; Yellowstone
County Attorney, 1923-29; U.S.
Attorney for Montana, 1935-50.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Hugh M. Tate (1882-1938) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn., September
15, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Tennessee, 1912;
member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1930-37.
Member, Freemasons.
Died May 29,
1938 (age 55 years, 256
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred Alexander Taylor (1848-1931) —
also known as Alfred A. Taylor —
of Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn.; Milligan College, Carter
County, Tenn.
Born in Happy Valley, Carter
County, Tenn., August
6, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1875-76; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1889-95; Governor of
Tennessee, 1921-23; defeated, 1886, 1922.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died November
25, 1931 (age 83 years, 111
days).
Interment at Monte
Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Tenn.
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Edward Leland Taylor (1885-1948) —
also known as E. Leland Taylor —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., April
10, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
real
estate business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1940;
mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1945-48.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died February
16, 1948 (age 62 years, 312
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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James Willis Taylor (1880-1939) —
also known as J. Will Taylor —
of La Follette, Campbell
County, Tenn.
Born in Lead Mine Bend, Union
County, Tenn., August
28, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; postmaster;
mayor
of La Follette, Tenn., 1910-12; Tennessee Insurance Commissioner,
1913-14; Tennessee
Republican state chair, 1917-18; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1919-39; died in
office 1939; member of Republican
National Committee from Tennessee, 1924-34.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grotto;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Died November
14, 1939 (age 59 years, 78
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, La Follette, Tenn.
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Robert Love Taylor (1850-1912) —
also known as Robert L. Taylor; Bob Taylor;
"Our Bob" —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Carter
County, Tenn., July 31,
1850.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1879-81; Governor of
Tennessee, 1887-91, 1897-99; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1907-12; died in office 1912.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
31, 1912 (age 61 years, 244
days).
Original interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.; reinterment in 1938 at Monte
Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Tenn.
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Zachary Taylor (1849-1921) —
of Covington, Tipton
County, Tenn.; Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born near Brownsville, Haywood
County, Tenn., May 9,
1849.
Republican. Lawyer; insurance
business; postmaster at Covington,
Tenn., 1881-83; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1881-83; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1885-87; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1896
(Convention
Vice-President).
Died in Ellendale, Shelby
County, Tenn., February
19, 1921 (age 71 years, 286
days).
Interment at Zachary
Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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George Whitfield Terrell (1803-1846) —
also known as George W. Terrell —
of Tennessee; Texas.
Born in Nelson
County, Ky., 1803.
Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1829-36; Attorney
General of the Texas Republic, 1841-44.
Died May 13,
1846 (age about 42
years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Luke Edward Terry (1916-1998) —
also known as Luke E. Terry —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Oneida, Scott
County, Tenn., August
21, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1957-58, 1971-76 (Berkeley
County 1957-58, 1st District 1971-74, 35th District 1975-76);
defeated, 1958.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Farm
Bureau; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Elks; United
Commercial Travelers; Junior
Order; Rotary.
Died in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., October
20, 1998 (age 82 years, 60
days).
Interment at Rosedale Cemetery, Martinsburg, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Alvin C. Terry and Nellie (Smith) Terry; married to Elizabeth
Johnson. |
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memorial |
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Kyle C. Testerman (b. 1935) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., 1935.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Tennessee, 1972;
mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1972-75, 1984-87.
Still living as of 1987.
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Fred Dalton Thompson (b. 1942) —
also known as Fred Thompson —
of Tennessee.
Born in Sheffield, Colbert
County, Ala., August
19, 1942.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1994-; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 2008.
Member, Screen
Actors Guild.
Became an actor
when he played himself in the 1985 film
Marie, and went on to appear in other films in 1985-94,
including No Way Out, The Hunt for Red October, Cape
Fear, and In the Line of Fire, as well as the television
series Law and Order.
Still living as of 2014.
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James Webb Throckmorton (1825-1894) —
also known as James W. Throckmorton; "Old
Leathercoat" —
of Texas.
Born in Sparta, White
County, Tenn., February
1, 1825.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;
lawyer; law partner of Samuel
A. Roberts and Thomas
J. Brown; member of Texas state legislature, 1851; delegate
to Texas secession convention, 1861; general in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1866; Governor of
Texas, 1866-67; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1875-79, 1883-87 (3rd District
1875-79, 5th District 1883-87); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1880,
1888.
Slaveowner.
Died April
21, 1894 (age 69 years, 79
days).
Interment at Pecan
Grove Cemetery, McKinney, Tex.
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Abram Martin Tillman (b. 1863) —
also known as Abram M. Tillman —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born near Shelbyville, Bedford
County, Tenn., September
8, 1863.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1898-1914.
Burial location unknown.
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George N. Tillman (b. 1851) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Bedford
County, Tenn., January
23, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; vice-president, Merchants' Bank,
Nashville; general counsel, Nashville & Decatur Railroad;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1873-74; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1896, 1908; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Tennessee, 1900.
Christian.
Burial location unknown.
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James Davidson Tillman (b. 1841) —
also known as James D. Tillman —
of Fayetteville, Lincoln
County, Tenn.; Harms, Lincoln
County, Tenn.
Born in Bedford
County, Tenn., November
25, 1841.
Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1870; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1873, 1893, 1901; U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1895-97.
Burial location unknown.
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John Quillin Tilson (1866-1958) —
also known as John Q. Tilson —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Clearbranch, Unicoi
County, Tenn., April 5,
1866.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Haven, 1905-08; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut, 1909-13, 1915-32 (at-large
1909-13, 3rd District 1915-32); defeated, 1912; resigned 1932;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1932;
Parliamentarian, 1936.
Baptist.
Member, Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in New London, Merrimack
County, N.H., August
14, 1958 (age 92 years, 131
days).
Interment at Tilson Cemetery, Clearbranch, Tenn.
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John Quillin Tilson Jr. (1911-2002) —
also known as John Q. Tilson, Jr. —
of Hamden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., August
27, 1911.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1953; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1956
(alternate), 1964;
lobbyist.
Died, from Parkinson's
disease, in North Branford, New Haven
County, Conn., November
1, 2002 (age 91 years, 66
days).
Interment at Tilson Cemetery, Clearbranch, Tenn.
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Jere Taylor Tipton (b. 1894) —
also known as Jere Tipton —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Covington, Tipton
County, Tenn., October
10, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World
War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1948.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Hosea Townsend (1840-1909) —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.; Silver Cliff, Custer
County, Colo.
Born in Greenwich, Huron
County, Ohio, June 16,
1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1869; U.S.
Representative from Colorado at-large, 1889-93; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1892;
U.S.
District Judge for Indian Territory, 1897-1907.
Died in Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla., March 4,
1909 (age 68 years, 261
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Norwalk, Ohio.
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Connally Findlay Trigg (1810-1880) —
of Abingdon, Washington
County, Va.; Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Abingdon, Washington
County, Va., March 8,
1810.
Whig. Lawyer; delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1855; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, 1862-78; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1862-80;
died in office 1880; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1862-80;
died in office 1880.
Died in Bristol, Sullivan
County, Tenn., April
25, 1880 (age 70 years, 48
days).
Interment at Sinking
Spring Cemetery, Abingdon, Va.
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William Trousdale (1790-1872) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Orange
County, N.C., September
23, 1790.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;
lawyer; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1835-36; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1837, 1839, 1845; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Tennessee; colonel in the U.S. Army during
the Mexican War; Governor of
Tennessee, 1849-51; U.S. Minister to Brazil, 1853-57.
Died in Gallatin, Sumner
County, Tenn., March
27, 1872 (age 81 years, 186
days).
Interment at Gallatin
Cemetery, Gallatin, Tenn.
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Randall Tyree (b. 1940) —
also known as Randy Tyree —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Carthage, Smith
County, Tenn., 1940.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1976-83; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1982.
Still living as of 1983.
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Lawrence Davis Tyson (1861-1929) —
also known as Lawrence D. Tyson —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., July 4,
1861.
Democrat. University
professor; lawyer; president, Knoxville Cotton
Mills, Knoxville Spinning
Co., Poplar Creek Coal and
Iron Co., Lenoir City Land
Co., East Tennessee Coal and
Iron Co., Coal Creek Mining and
Manufacturing
Co.; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member
of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1903-05; Speaker
of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1903-05;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1908;
general in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Democratic
nomination for Vice President, 1920;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1925-29; died in office 1929.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in 1929
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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William Wirt Vaughan (1831-1878) —
of Brownsville, Haywood
County, Tenn.
Born in LaGuardo (now Martha), Wilson
County, Tenn., July 2,
1831.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1871-73.
Died while campaigning
for election to Congress, in Crockett Mills, Crockett
County, Tenn., August
19, 1878 (age 47 years, 48
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Brownsville, Tenn.
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William Wirt Watkins (1826-1898) —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ark.
Born in Jefferson
County, Tenn., April 1,
1826.
Lawyer; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1856-60, 1866, 1878; delegate
to Arkansas secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Arkansas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Harrison, Boone
County, Ark., January
15, 1898 (age 71 years, 289
days).
Interment at Carrollton Cemetery, Carrollton, Ark.
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Harvey Magee Watterson (1811-1891) —
also known as Harvey M. Watterson —
of Tennessee.
Born in Bedford
County, Tenn., November
23, 1811.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1835; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1839-43; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1845-47; Speaker
of the Tennessee State Senate, 1845-47.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
1, 1891 (age 79 years, 312
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Jesse Wharton (1782-1833) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Covesville, Albemarle
County, Va., July 29,
1782.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1807-09; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1814-17.
Slaveowner.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., July 22,
1833 (age 50 years, 358
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Philip Bailey Whitaker (b. 1891) —
also known as Phil B. Whitaker —
of Riverview (now part of Chattanooga), Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., May 19,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1948,
1952.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Civitan.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Matt N. Whitaker and Florence (Griffin) Whitaker; married to Hilda
Perry. |
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Samuel Estill Whitaker (1886-1967) —
of Riverview (now part of Chattanooga), Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Winchester, Franklin
County, Tenn., September
25, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
mayor
of Riverview, Tenn., 1925-29; Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1939-64; took senior status 1964.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
26, 1967 (age 80 years, 182
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander White (1816-1893) —
of Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala.; Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., October
16, 1816.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1851-53, 1873-75 (7th District
1851-53, at-large 1873-75); delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1865; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1872; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1872;
justice
of Utah territorial supreme court, 1875.
Slaveowner.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., December
13, 1893 (age 77 years, 58
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Dallas, Tex.
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Vinson Martlow Whitley (1855-1947) —
of Red Boiling Springs, Macon
County, Tenn.; Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn.
Born in Red Boiling Springs, Macon
County, Tenn., August
12, 1855.
School
teacher; lawyer; real estate
business; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1893-95.
Missionary
Baptist.
Died, from chronic
glomerular nephritis, in Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn., August
26, 1947 (age 92 years, 14
days).
Interment at Emma
Jarnagin Cemetery, Morristown, Tenn.
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Washington Curran Whitthorne (1825-1891) —
also known as Washington C. Whitthorne —
of Columbia, Maury
County, Tenn.
Born near Farmington, Marshall
County, Tenn., April
19, 1825.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1855-58; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1859-61; Speaker
of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1859-61;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1860,
1876;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; served in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1871-83, 1887-91 (6th District
1871-75, 7th District 1875-83, 1887-91); U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1886-87.
Slaveowner.
Died September
21, 1891 (age 66 years, 155
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tenn.
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Christopher Harris Williams (1798-1857) —
of Lexington, Henderson
County, Tenn.
Born near Hillsborough, Orange
County, N.C., December
18, 1798.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1837-43, 1849-53 (13th District
1837-43, 11th District 1849-53).
Slaveowner.
Died in Lexington, Henderson
County, Tenn., November
27, 1857 (age 58 years, 344
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Tenn.
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Elihu Stephen Williams (1835-1903) —
also known as Elihu S. Williams —
of New Middleton, Smith
County, Tenn.; Troy, Miami
County, Ohio.
Born in New Carlisle, Clark
County, Ohio, January
24, 1835.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1867-69; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1887-91; newspaper
editor.
Died in Troy, Miami
County, Ohio, December
1, 1903 (age 68 years, 311
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Troy, Ohio.
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John Sharp Williams (1854-1932) —
of Yazoo City, Yazoo
County, Miss.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., July 30,
1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; cotton planter;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1892,
1904
(Temporary
Chair; member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; chair, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1912
(speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920;
U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1893-1909 (5th District
1893-1903, 8th District 1903-09); U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1911-23.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died near Yazoo City, Yazoo
County, Miss., September
7, 1932 (age 78 years, 39
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Yazoo County, Miss.
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Robert Williams (1744-1790) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Hanover
County, Va., August
4, 1744.
Lawyer; Adjutant
General of North Carolina, 1780.
Died in North Carolina, 1790
(age about
45 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Lanier Williams (1782-1856) —
Born in Surry
County, N.C., February
1, 1782.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member
of Tennessee
state senate, 1820; justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1826.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., December
3, 1856 (age 74 years, 306
days).
Interment at Nashville
City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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John Frank Wilson (1846-1911) —
also known as John F. Wilson —
of Arkansas; Arizona.
Born near Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn., May 7,
1846.
Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1877; state court judge in
Arizona, 1893; Arizona
territory attorney general, 1896; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1899.
Died, probably from apoplexy,
in the Prescott Hotel,
Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz., April 7,
1911 (age 64 years, 335
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Prescott, Ariz.
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John Haden Wilson (1867-1946) —
also known as John H. Wilson —
of Butler, Butler
County, Pa.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., August
20, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1932,
1940
(alternate), 1944;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1919-21;
defeated, 1920; county judge in Pennsylvania, 1933-43.
Died in Butler, Butler
County, Pa., January
28, 1946 (age 78 years, 161
days).
Interment at North
Cemetery, Butler, Pa.
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Otis Theodore Wingo (1877-1930) —
also known as Otis Wingo —
of De Queen, Sevier
County, Ark.
Born in Weakley
County, Tenn., June 18,
1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1913-30; died in
office 1930.
Died October
21, 1930 (age 53 years, 125
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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James Hollins Woods (1858-1931) —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Born in Coffee
County, Tenn., April
30, 1858.
Lawyer; mayor
of Corsicana, Tex., 1898-1900; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1911-19; member of Texas
state senate, 1919-23.
Methodist.
Died in Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex., May 23,
1931 (age 73 years, 23
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Davis Woods (1845-1915) —
also known as Samuel D. Woods —
of Stockton, San
Joaquin County, Calif.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Maury
County, Tenn., September
19, 1845.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 2nd District, 1900-03.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., December
24, 1915 (age 70 years, 96
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Olivet
Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Daniel Boone Wright (1812-1887) —
of Salem, Benton County (now Hudsonville, Marshall
County), Miss.; Ashland, Benton
County, Miss.
Born in Giles
County, Tenn., February
17, 1812.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 1853-57; colonel in
the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Slaveowner.
Died in Ashland, Benton
County, Miss., December
27, 1887 (age 75 years, 313
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Benton County, Miss.
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Luke Edward Wright (1846-1922) —
also known as Luke E. Wright —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., August
29, 1846.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
Tennessee
state attorney general, 1870-78; Governor-General
of the Philippine Islands, 1904-05; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1906-07; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1908-09.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., November
17, 1922 (age 76 years, 80
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Tenn.
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Archibald Wynns (1809-1858) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Tennessee, 1809.
Lawyer; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1841-42.
Died in 1858
(age about
49 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Seth Hartman Yocum (1834-1895) —
also known as Seth H. Yocum —
of Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa.; Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn.
Born in Catawissa, Columbia
County, Pa., August
2, 1834.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Centre
County District Attorney, 1875-79; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1879-81; mayor
of Johnson City, Tenn., 1885.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
19, 1895 (age 60 years, 260
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
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Arthur Rutledge Young (1876-1947) —
of Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Sewanee, Franklin
County, Tenn., July 3,
1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1916-18; member of South
Carolina state senate from Charleston County, 1918-22, 1925-26.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., May 16,
1947 (age 70 years, 317
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Edward Young and Elizabeth (Rutledge) Young; married, December
19, 1907, to Nannie Cabell Conner. |
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