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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
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Kyle Copenhaver Testerman (1934-2015) —
also known as Kyle C. Testerman —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., December
27, 1934.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1972-75, 1984-87; defeated, 1975; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1972.
Died, in hospice
care, in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., April
11, 2015 (age 80 years, 105
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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,
1892.
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; Democratic
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1840;
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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Randell 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; defeated, 1987, 1999; candidate for
Governor
of Tennessee, 1982.
Still living as of 2008.
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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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