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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;
Democratic Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1925;
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;
Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1860;
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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