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Howard Henry Baker (1902-1964) —
also known as Howard H. Baker —
of Huntsville, Scott
County, Tenn.
Born in Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky., January
12, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1929-30; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960
(delegation chair); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1940; board chairman, First National Bank of
Oneida; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1951-64; died in
office 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the Coif; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Fort Sanders Presbyterian Hospital,
Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., January
7, 1964 (age 61 years, 360
days).
Interment at Sherwood
Memorial Gardens, Alcoa, Tenn.
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Abe Fortas (1910-1982) —
also known as "Fiddlin' Abe Fortas" —
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., June 19,
1910.
Lawyer;
Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1965-69.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the Coif; Federal
Bar Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 5,
1982 (age 71 years, 290
days).
Cremated.
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Emil William Henry (b. 1929) —
also known as E. William Henry —
of Tennessee; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., March 4,
1929.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member, Federal Communications Commission, 1962-66; chair, Federal
Communications Commission, 1963-66.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Chi Psi.
Still living as of 1967.
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Relatives: Son
of John Phillips Henry and Elizabeth (Tschudy) Henry; married, December
21, 1955, to Sherrye Eileen Patton. |
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S. Watkins Overton (b. 1894) —
also known as Watkins Overton —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., June 5,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1925; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1927; mayor
of Memphis, Tenn., 1928-39, 1949-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, Order of the Coif; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Phi
Delta Phi; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Watkins Overton and May (Hill) Overton; married, January
18, 1937, to Bessie Ganong. |
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