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Politicians in the Lumber and Timber Business in Tennessee

Edward L. Chavannes (1907-1990) — of Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn. Born in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., 1907. Lumber business; mayor of Knoxville, Tenn., 1946-47. Died in 1990 (age about 83 years). Burial location unknown.   John Byrd Dow (1860-1950) — also known as John B. Dow — of Cookeville, Putnam County, Tenn. Born in Cookeville, Putnam County, Tenn., March 5, 1860. School teacher; lumber business; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1901; mayor of Cookeville, Tenn., 1911; postmaster at Cookeville, Tenn., 1914-22. Died, in a convalescent home, at Sparta, White County, Tenn., July 7, 1950 (age 90 years, 124 days). Interment at Cookeville City Cemetery, Cookeville, Tenn.   Relatives: Son of Emily Martelia (Harris) Dow and David Linneas Dow; married, February 3, 1897, to Elizabeth Echol 'Lizzy' Owen.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   J. LeRoy Huffman (1878-1962) — also known as Roy Huffman — of Raleigh County, W.Va. Born in Washington College, Washington County, Tenn., August 30, 1878. Democrat. Lumber dealer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1939-42. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Kiwanis. Died in 1962 (age about 83 years). Entombed in mausoleum at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, W.Va.   Relatives: Son of H. B. Huffman and Martha Ellen (Ball) Huffman; married, May 1, 1940, to Cleo M. McConnell.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Jesse Holman Jones (1874-1956) — also known as Jesse H. Jones — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Robertson County, Tenn., April 5, 1874. Democrat. Lumber business; builder; banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1924 (alternate), 1928, 1940; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1940-45. Methodist. Died June 1, 1956 (age 82 years, 57 days). Interment at Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Tex.   Relatives: Son of William Hasque Jones and Anne (Holman) Jones; married, December 15, 1920, to Mary Gibbs.   See also NNDB dossier   Books about Jesse H. Jones: Stephen Fenberg, Unprecedented Power: Jesse Jones, Capitalism, and the Common Good   Elias J. Malone (1852-1929) — of Sikeston, Scott County, Mo. Born in Marshall County, Tenn., December 29, 1852. Republican. Physician; lumber business; sawmill owner; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Scott County, 1921-22. Died in Sikeston, Scott County, Mo., February 3, 1929 (age 76 years, 36 days). Interment at Sikeston City Cemetery, Sikeston, Mo.   Relatives: Married 1875 to Nora Kirby; married 1890 to Mary Ethel 'Mamie' Bridges.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   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.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Fred R. Stair (1892-1972) — of Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn. Born in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., 1892. Lumber business; mayor of Knoxville, Tenn., 1942-43. Died in 1972 (age about 80 years). Burial location unknown.   James A. Stone (born c.1870) — of Bristol, Va. Born in Tennessee, about 1870. Democrat. Lumber business; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1912. Burial location unknown.   John T. Wilder (1830-1917) — of Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Ind.; Greensburg, Decatur County, Ind.; Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn.; Johnson City, Washington County, Tenn.; Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn. Born in Hunter, Greene County, N.Y., January 31, 1830. Republican. Millwright; foundry owner; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; manufacturer of railroad rails; railroad promoter; mayor of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1871-72; candidate for U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1876; postmaster at Chattanooga, Tenn., 1877-82; hotel owner. Died in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., October 20, 1917 (age 87 years, 262 days). Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.   Relatives: Son of Reuben Wilder and Mary (Merritt) Wilder; married to Martha Jane Stewart and Dora Lee.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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