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Alfred Armstrong Adams (b. 1865) —
also known as A. A. Adams —
of Lebanon, Wilson
County, Tenn.
Born in Mt. Juliet, Wilson
County, Tenn., April 9,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1901-02, 1929-30; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1903-05, 1911-13; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Armstrong Adams and Margaret Jarman (Gleaves) Adams;
married, August
29, 1889, to Mary Dove Albright. |
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James Franklin Ailshie (1868-1947) —
also known as James F. Ailshie —
of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai
County, Idaho.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., June 19,
1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1900,
1916,
1932;
justice
of Idaho state supreme court, 1903-14, 1935-47; resigned 1914;
died in office 1947; chief
justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1907-09, 1913-15, 1939-41,
1945-46; U.S.
Attorney for Idaho, 1925.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, May 27,
1947 (age 78 years, 342
days).
Interment at Cloverdale
Memorial Park, Boise, Idaho.
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Andrew Lamar Alexander (b. 1940) —
also known as Lamar Alexander —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Maryville, Blount
County, Tenn., July 3,
1940.
Republican. Lawyer; law
clerk for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Minor
Wisdom in New Orleans, 1965; campaign manager for Winfield
Dunn for Governor, 1970; Governor of
Tennessee, 1979-87; defeated, 1974; president
of the University of Tennesee, 1988; U.S.
Secretary of Education, 1991-93; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1996,
2000;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 2003-; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Tennessee, 2004.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Edwin Crawford Alexander (b. 1879) —
also known as E. C. Alexander —
of Elizabethton, Carter
County, Tenn.
Born in Elizabethton, Carter
County, Tenn., February
23, 1879.
Republican. Banker; postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1928.
Presbyterian. Member, Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. James H. Alexander and Senorita V. (Lutz) Alexander; married,
February
6, 1915, to Lillian Gardner. |
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Charles Hill Anderson (b. 1930) —
also known as Charles H. Anderson —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., June 16,
1930.
Lawyer;
associate general counsel, Life & Casualty Insurance
Co.; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1969-77.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1977.
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Relatives: Son
of Ray Anderson, Sr. and Lois (Entrekin) Anderson; married, May 4,
1956, to Virginia R. Baker. |
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Hugh Crump Anderson (1851-1915) —
also known as Hu C. Anderson —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in McNairy
County, Tenn., February
2, 1851.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1879-81, 1881-83; mayor
of Jackson, Tenn., 1884-1908; president, Peoples Savings Bank,
1889-1915; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1915; died in office 1915; Speaker
of the Tennessee State Senate, 1915; died in office 1915.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., March 1,
1915 (age 64 years, 27
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of William Taylor Anderson and Mahala (Wisdom) Anderson; married to
Helen Bond, Emma Burdette and Ellen Bond; father of Hugh
Carmack Anderson. |
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James Bacchus (b. 1949) —
also known as Jim Bacchus —
of Florida.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 21,
1949.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1991-95 (11th District 1991-93, 15th
District 1993-95).
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Nathan Lynn Bachman (1878-1937) —
also known as Nathan L. Bachman —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., August
2, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Tennessee 6th District, 1908-12; justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1918-24; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1933-37; died in office 1937.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from a heart
attack in his room at the Continental Hotel, Washington,
D.C., April
23, 1937 (age 58 years, 264
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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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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Howard Henry Baker Jr. (1925-2014) —
also known as Howard H. Baker —
of Huntsville, Scott
County, Tenn.
Born in Huntsville, Scott
County, Tenn., November
15, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1967-85; defeated, 1964; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1972;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1980;
White House Chief of Staff, 1987-88; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Tennessee; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 2001-05.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Pi
Kappa Phi.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1984.
Died in Huntsville, Scott
County, Tenn., June 26,
2014 (age 88 years, 223
days).
Interment at Mossop Cemetery, Huntsville, Tenn.
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Relatives:
Step-son of Irene
Bailey Baker; son of Dora (Ladd) Baker and Howard
Henry Baker; married, December
22, 1951, to Joy Dirksen (daughter of Everett
McKinley Dirksen); married, December
7, 1996, to Nancy
Landon Kassebaum (daughter of Alfred
Mossman Landon). |
| | | Political family: Baker-Dirksen
family of Huntsville and Alcoa, Tennessee. |
| | | Cross-reference: Victor
Ashe |
| | | Howard Baker Jr. Avenue,
in Knoxville,
Tennessee, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Joseph Pearson Baldwin (1869-1940) —
also known as Joseph P. Baldwin —
of Hebron, Thayer
County, Neb.
Born in Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn., May 26,
1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Thayer
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-15; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Died in Hebron, Thayer
County, Neb., February
22, 1940 (age 70 years, 272
days).
Interment at Hebron Community Cemetery, Hebron, Neb.
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William Francis Barry, Sr. (1861-1935) —
of Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Saundersville, Sumner
County, Tenn., July 20,
1861.
Democrat. Member of Tennessee
state senate, 1927-31.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks.
Died in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., May 15,
1935 (age 73 years, 299
days).
Interment at East
View Cemetery, Union City, Tenn.
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Charles Edward Bennett (1914-1987) —
also known as Charles E. Bennett —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., November
14, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; president, Sally Lou Food Co.;
vice-president, Tasty Foods Inc.;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1948-50; member of Colorado
state senate, 1958.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Beta
Theta Pi; Humane
Society; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Reserve
Officers Association.
Died July 22,
1987 (age 72 years, 250
days).
Interment at Fort
Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Tyler Berry (b. 1882) —
of Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., September
16, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1915-17; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Tennessee.
Presbyterian. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cabell Rives Berry and Mary McKendree (Oden) Berry; married, March
31, 1911, to Elizabeth Avalyn Fleming. |
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Marsha Blackburn (b. 1952) —
of Brentwood, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Laurel, Jones
County, Miss., June 6,
1952.
Republican. Member of Tennessee
state senate, 1998-2002; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 2003-; defeated,
1992; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 2008.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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James Thomas Blair (1871-1944) —
also known as James T. Blair —
of Maysville, DeKalb
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Loudon, Loudon
County, Tenn., November
11, 1871.
Democrat. College
professor; president,
Obion College, 1895-96; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from DeKalb County, 1899-1902; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1915-24; defeated, 1924; chief
justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1921-22.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., April
12, 1944 (age 72 years, 153
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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William Blount (1749-1800) —
Born in Windsor, Bertie
County, N.C., April 6,
1749.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of North
Carolina house of commons, 1781, 1783; Delegate
to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782-83, 1786-87; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1788; Governor
of Southwest Territory, 1790-96; delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1796-97; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1798-1800; died in office 1800; Speaker
of the Tennessee State Senate, 1798-99.
Presbyterian.
Became involved in a conspiracy
to turn Florida over to British control; when this plot was uncovered
in 1797, was expelled
from the U.S. Senate; afterwards, on July 7, 1797, he was impeached,
but the Senate dropped the matter for lack of jurisdiction.
Slaveowner.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., March
21, 1800 (age 50 years, 349
days).
Interment at First
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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James La Fayette Bomar Jr. (1914-2001) —
also known as James L. Bomar, Jr. —
of Shelbyville, Bedford
County, Tenn.
Born in Raus, Bedford
County, Tenn., July 1,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1943-44, 1949-50, 1953-63; Speaker
of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1953-55; member
of Tennessee
state senate, 1947-48, 1963-64; Lieutenant
Governor of Tennessee, 1963-65.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary;
American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau; Elks; Moose.
Died June 25,
2001 (age 86 years, 359
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James L. Bomar and Aetna (Hix) Bomar; married, June 22,
1940, to Edith Dees. |
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Henry Amzi Bradshaw (b. 1883) —
also known as H. A. Bradshaw —
of Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala.
Born in Fayetteville, Lincoln
County, Tenn., January
10, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1915; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1916.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert S. Bradshaw and Sarah (Caldwell) Bradshaw; married, April
25, 1922, to Lucile Landis. |
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William Emerson Brock III (b. 1930) —
also known as Bill Brock —
of Lookout Mountain, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Maryland.
Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., November
23, 1930.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1963-71; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1971-77; defeated, 1976; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1972;
Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1977-81; U.S. Trade
Representative, 1981-85; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1985-87; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1994; co-chairman, U.S.-Canada Partnership
for Growth.
Presbyterian. Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Still living as of 2014.
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Eugene J. Bryan (b. 1889) —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., June 25,
1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1915; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1921-25; Speaker
of the Tennessee State Senate, 1923-25; member of Tennessee
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1939; secretary, member
board of trustees, Baroness Erlanger Hospital.
Presbyterian. Member, Civitan.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Bryan and Carrie (Burg) Bryan; married, October
18, 1912, to Mary Ruth Bates. |
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William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) —
also known as William J. Bryan; "The Great
Commoner"; "The Peerless Leader";
"The Silver-Tongued Orator"; "The Boy Orator
of the Platte"; "The Niagaric
Nebraskan" —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., March
19, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1891-95; candidate for
President
of the United States, 1896, 1900, 1908; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1920;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1913-15; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Pi; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Dayton, Rhea
County, Tenn., July 26,
1925 (age 65 years, 129
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; statue at Rhea County Courthouse Grounds, Dayton, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of Silas
Lillard Bryan and Mariah Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan; brother of
Charles
Wayland Bryan and Mary Elizabeth Bryan (who married Thomas
Stinson Allen); married, October
1, 1884, to Mary Elizabeth Baird; father of Ruth
Bryan Owen; grandfather of Helen
Rudd Brown; cousin *** of William
Sherman Jennings. |
| | | Political family: Bryan-Jennings
family of Illinois. |
| | | Cross-reference: Clarence
S. Darrow — Willis
J. Abbot |
| | | Bryan County,
Okla. is named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: William
J. Bryan Jarvis
— W.
J. Bryan Dorn
|
| | | Campaign slogan (1896): "Sixteen to
one." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about William Jennings Bryan:
Robert W. Cherny, A
Righteous Cause : The Life of William Jennings Bryan —
Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 1: Political Evangelist,
1860-1908 — Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 2: Progressive Politician and Moral Statesman,
1909-1915 — Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 3: Political Puritan, 1915-1925 —
Michael Kazin, A
Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan — Scott
Farris, Almost
President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the
Nation — Gerard N. Magliocca, The
Tragedy of William Jennings Bryan: Constitutional Law and the
Politics of Backlash |
| | | Image source: Munsey's Magazine,
October 1903 |
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Edward Caffery (1889-1982) —
of Franklin, St. Mary
Parish, La.
Born in Franklin, St. Mary
Parish, La., February
14, 1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice
Consul in Bucharest, 1921-24; U.S. Consul in Bucharest, 1924-25; Havana, 1925-27; San Jose, 1927-31; Niagara Falls, 1931-40; major in the U.S. Army during World War
II.
Presbyterian.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., August
16, 1982 (age 93 years, 183
days).
Interment at Metairie
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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John Catron (1786-1865) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Virginia, January
7, 1786.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1824-34; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1837-65; died in office 1865.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died May 30,
1865 (age 79 years, 143
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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B. Howard Caughran (b. 1890) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Fayetteville, Lincoln
County, Tenn., November
6, 1890.
Democrat. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, 1940-50.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Sigma Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Hamilton Caughran and Hazeltine (Ashby) Caughran; married,
June
5, 1918, to Effie East. |
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Richard Cheatham (1799-1845) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Springfield, Robertson
County, Tenn., February
20, 1799.
Whig. Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1825-33, 1843-45; delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1834; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Tennessee; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 11th District, 1837-39.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died near Springfield, Robertson
County, Tenn., September
9, 1845 (age 46 years, 201
days).
Original interment at Old
City Cemetery, Springfield, Tenn.; reinterment in 1952 at Elmwood
Cemetery, Springfield, Tenn.
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Richard Boone Cheatham (1824-1877) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Springfield, Robertson
County, Tenn., December
8, 1824.
Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1859-61, 1869-71; mayor
of Nashville, Tenn., 1860-62.
Presbyterian.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., May 7,
1877 (age 52 years, 150
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Robert Keaton Christenberry (1899-1973) —
also known as Robert K. Christenberry —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., January
27, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lost his
right hand and wrist in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul in
Vladivostok, as of 1919; hotel
manager and executive; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1957; postmaster at New
York City, N.Y., 1958-66 (acting, 1958-59).
Presbyterian. Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two months later, in Methodist Hospital,
Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., April
13, 1973 (age 74 years, 76
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Calvin Christenberry and Rebecca Arminta (Keaton)
Christenberry; married, August
14, 1929, to Edna Joan LeRoy. |
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Jeremiah Watkins Clapp (1814-1898) —
of Mississippi.
Born in Abingdon, Washington
County, Va., September
24, 1814.
Delegate
to Mississippi secession convention, 1861; Representative
from Mississippi in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64.
Presbyterian.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., September
5, 1898 (age 83 years, 346
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Jere Cooper (1893-1957) —
of Dyersburg, Dyer
County, Tenn.
Born near Dyersburg, Dyer
County, Tenn., July 20,
1893.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1929-57 (9th District 1929-33, 8th
District 1933-43, 9th District 1943-53, 8th District 1953-57); died
in office 1957.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kappa
Sigma; Maccabees.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., December
18, 1957 (age 64 years, 151
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Dyersburg, Tenn.
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Robert Phillips Corker Jr. (b. 1952) —
also known as Bob Corker —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C., August
24, 1952.
Republican. Real estate
developer; Tennessee Commissioner of Finance and Administration,
1995-96; mayor
of Chattanooga, Tenn., 2001-05; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 2007-; defeated in primary, 1994.
Presbyterian. Member, Sigma
Chi.
Still living as of 2009.
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Edwin Sheddan Cunningham (b. 1868) —
also known as Edwin S. Cunningham —
of Maryville, Blount
County, Tenn.
Born in Sevier
County, Tenn., July 6,
1868.
U.S. Consul in Aden, 1898-1901; Bergen, 1901-06; Durban, 1906-10; Bombay, 1910-12; U.S. Consul General in Singapore, 1912-14; Hankow, 1914-19; Shanghai, as of 1920-32.
Presbyterian. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Maj. Ben A. Cunningham and Jane A. (Sheddan)
Cunningham. |
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Lee Douglas (1885-1959) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Belle Meade, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., May 23,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1914-22; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1940
(alternate); president, Nashville and Decatur Railroad.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Newcomen
Society; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died August
17, 1959 (age 74 years, 86
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Byrd Douglas and Adelaide (Gaines) Douglas; married, January
30, 1929, to Elizabeth (Keith) Caldwell. |
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John Green Duke (1848-1928) —
also known as John G. Duke —
of Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn.
Born in Lancaster, Smith
County, Tenn., July 18,
1848.
Republican. Merchant;
postmaster at Cookeville,
Tenn., 1882-86, 1897-1901.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., January
15, 1928 (age 79 years, 181
days).
Interment at Cookeville
City Cemetery, Cookeville, Tenn.
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John James Duncan (1919-1988) —
also known as John J. Duncan —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Huntsville, Scott
County, Tenn., March
24, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1959-64; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Tennessee, 1960,
1972
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1965-88; died in
office 1988.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., June 21,
1988 (age 69 years, 89
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Scott County, Tenn.
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John James Duncan Jr. (b. 1947) —
also known as John J. Duncan, Jr.; Jimmy
Duncan —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Lebanon, Wilson
County, Tenn., July 21,
1947.
Republican. Lawyer;
state court judge in Tennessee, 1981-88; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1988-; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 2008.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Samuel St. Clair Early (1824-1882) —
of Indiana.
Born in Blount
County, Tenn., November
3, 1824.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1857-59.
Presbyterian. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Brownstown, Jackson
County, Ind., January
15, 1882 (age 57 years, 73
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Henderson Earthman (1900-1987) —
also known as Harold H. Earthman —
of Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn.
Born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn., April
13, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1931-32; Rutherford
County Judge, 1942-45; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1945-47; defeated,
1946.
Presbyterian. Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange;
American
Legion; Sigma
Chi; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn., February
26, 1987 (age 86 years, 319
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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Robert Ashton Everett (1915-1969) —
also known as Robert A. Everett —
of Union City, Obion
County, Tenn.
Born near Union City, Obion
County, Tenn., February
24, 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; administrative
assistant to U.S. Senator Tom
Stewart, 1946-49, and to Gov. Gordon
Browning, 1950-52; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1958-69; died in
office 1969.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., January
26, 1969 (age 53 years, 337
days).
Interment at East
View Cemetery, Union City, Tenn.
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Thomas Clyde Ferguson (1898-1969) —
also known as Thomas C. Ferguson —
of Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky.
Born in Jasper, Marion
County, Tenn., January
7, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1944
(alternate), 1948.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Died in 1969
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Hubert Frederick Fisher (1877-1941) —
also known as Hubert Fisher —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Milton, Santa Rosa
County, Fla., October
6, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1912;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1913-14; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, 1914-17; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1917-31.
Presbyterian. Member, Sigma
Chi.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 16,
1941 (age 63 years, 253
days).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Horace Frierson Jr. (1881-1956) —
of Columbia, Maury
County, Tenn.
Born in Columbia, Maury
County, Tenn., February
5, 1881.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
District Attorney, 11th Circuit, 1911-17; major in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1933-47.
Presbyterian. Member, Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died in Columbia, Maury
County, Tenn., August
30, 1956 (age 75 years, 207
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Harrison Frist (b. 1952) —
also known as Bill Frist —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., February
22, 1952.
Republican. Physician;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1995-; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Tennessee, 2008.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Elmer Everett Gabbard (1890-1960) —
also known as Elmer E. Gabbard —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Buckhorn, Perry
County, Ky.
Born in Ricetown, Owsley
County, Ky., October
9, 1890.
Republican. Pastor; president,
Witherspoon College, Buckhorn, Ky., 1935-56; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1942, 1944; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1944,
1948.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died July 17,
1960 (age 69 years, 282
days).
Interment at Berea
Cemetery, Berea, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of John L. Gabbard and Jaley (Reynolds) Gabbard; married, June 30,
1910, to Myrtle Ward. |
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Clint Wood Hager (1890-1944) —
also known as Clint W. Hager —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Bristol, Sullivan
County, Tenn., June 19,
1890.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, 1921-34; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1940;
Georgia
Republican state chair, 1937-41.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Fulton
County, Ga., December
11, 1944 (age 54 years, 175
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Jackson Hager and Maud Livingston (Caldwell) Hager; married,
February
4, 1918, to Mary Kelley. |
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Bruce Haldeman (b. 1862) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Glenview, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., November
5, 1862.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor; delegate
to Kentucky convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Newman Haldeman and Elizabeth (Metcalfe) Haldeman; married,
January
20, 1892, to Annie Ford Milton. |
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Keith Hampton (b. 1911) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Jasper, Marion
County, Tenn., July 16,
1911.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1953; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Tennessee.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Harvey H. Hannah (b. 1868) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Oliver Springs, Roane
County, Tenn.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., August
30, 1868.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Adjutant
General of Tennessee, 1900-06; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1928.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma
Nu.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John H. Hannah and Lillie L. (Gerding) Hannah; married, August
23, 1910, to Gertrude Taylor. |
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William Edward Haslam (b. 1958) —
also known as Bill Haslam —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., August
23, 1958.
Republican. Business
executive; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 2003-11; Governor of
Tennessee, 2011-19.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2019.
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John Thilman Hendrick (b. 1876) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Clarksville, Montgomery
County, Tenn., November
12, 1876.
Democrat. Member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1920-21; President
of the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners, 1920-21.
Presbyterian. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Chi
Phi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Stewart Hendrick and Pattie (Warfield) Hendrick; married, March
18, 1918, to Elizabeth Graff. |
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James M. Hinds (1859-1906) —
of Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn.
Born November
10, 1859.
Democrat. Postmaster at Cookeville,
Tenn., 1886-89, 1893-97.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from consumption,
in Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn., January
24, 1906 (age 46 years, 75
days).
Interment at Cookeville
City Cemetery, Cookeville, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of Simeon Hinds and Mary (Masters) Hinds; married to Kate
Douglass. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Lloyd Imes (1889-1986) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., December
29, 1889.
Minister;
Dry candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; president,
Knoxville College, 1943-47.
Presbyterian. African
ancestry.
Died in 1986
(age about
96 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin A. Imes and Elizabeth (Wallace) Imes; married, September
9, 1915, to Grace Virginia Frank. |
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Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) —
also known as "Old Hickory"; "The Farmer of
Tennessee"; "King Andrew the
First" —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born, in a log
cabin, in The Waxhaws, Lancaster
County, S.C., March
15, 1767.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Tennessee, 1790-97; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1796-97; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1797-98, 1823-25; justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1798; general in the U.S. Army
during the War of 1812; Governor
of Florida Territory, 1821; President
of the United States, 1829-37; censured
by the U.S. Senate in 1834 over his removal of federal deposits from
the Bank of the United States; on January 30, 1835, while attending
funeral services at the Capitol Building for Rep. Warren
R. Davis of South Carolina, he was shot
at with two guns -- which both misfired -- by Richard Lawrence, a
house painter (later found not guilty by reason of insanity).
Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Killed Charles Dickinson in a pistol duel,
May 30, 1806; also dueled
with Thomas
Hart Benton and Waightstill
Avery. Elected in 1910 to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans.
Slaveowner.
Died, of dropsy (congestive
heart failure), in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 8,
1845 (age 78 years, 85
days).
Interment at The
Hermitage, Nashville, Tenn.; statue erected 1853 at Lafayette
Park, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1856 at Jackson
Square, New Orleans, La.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Jackson (1730-1767) and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Jackson;
married, January
17, 1794, to Rachel (Donelson) Robards (aunt of Andrew
Jackson Donelson). |
| | | Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Caffery
family of Louisiana (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Francis
P. Blair |
| | | Jackson counties in Ala., Ark., Colo., Fla., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., La., Mich., Miss., Mo., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Ore., Tenn., Tex., W.Va. and Wis., and Hickory County,
Mo., are named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Andrew
J. Donelson
— Andrew
Jackson Miller
— Andrew
J. Faulk
— Andrew
Jackson Titus
— Andrew
Jackson Isacks
— Andrew
Jackson Hamilton
— Andrew
J. Harlan
— Andrew
J. Kuykendall
— Andrew
J. Thayer
— Elam
A. J. Greeley
— Andrew
Jackson Ingle
— Andrew
J. Ogle
— Andrew
Jackson Carr
— Andrew
J. Waterman
— Andrew
J. Bentley
— Andrew
J. Rogers
— William
A. J. Sparks
— Andrew
Jackson Poppleton
— Andrew
J. Hunter
— Andrew
Jackson Bryant
— Andrew
J. Beale
— A.
J. Clements
— Andrew
Jackson Baker
— Andrew
J. Felt
— A. J.
King
— Andrew
J. Sawyer
— Andrew
Jackson Greenfield
— Andrew
Jackson Caldwell
— Andrew
Jackson Gahagan
— Andrew
Jackson Biship
— Andrew
Jackson Houston
— Andrew
Jackson Speer
— Andrew
J. Cobb
— Andrew
J. Montague
— Andrew
J. Barchfeld
— Andrew
J. Balliet
— Andrew
J. Kirk
— Andrew
J. Livingston
— A.
J. Sherwood
— Andrew
Jackson Stewart
— Andrew
J. May
— Andrew
J. McConnico
— Andrew
J. Sawyer
— Andrew
J. Brewer
— Andrew
J. Dunning, Jr.
— Andrew
Bettwy
— Andrew
J. Transue
— Andrew
Jackson Graves
— Andrew
Jackson Gilbert
— Andrew
J. Goodwin
— Andrew
J. Hinshaw
— Andy
Young
— Andrew
Jackson Kupper
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| | | Coins and currency: His portrait
appears on the U.S. $20 bill; from the 1860s until 1927, his portrait
appeared on on U.S. notes and certificates of various
denominations from $5 to $10,000. In 1861, his portrait
appeared on Confederate States $1,000 notes.
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| | | Campaign slogan: "Let the people
rule." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — U.S.
State Dept career summary — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail — Tennessee
Encyclopedia |
| | | Books about Andrew Jackson: Robert
Vincent Remini, The
Life of Andrew Jackson — Robert Vincent Remini, Andrew
Jackson : The Course of American Freedom, 1822-1832 —
Robert Vincent Remini, Andrew
Jackson : The Course of American Democracy,
1833-1845 — Robert Vincent Remini, Andrew
Jackson : The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821 —
Andrew Burstein, The
Passions of Andrew Jackson — David S. Heidler & Jeanne
T. Heidler, Old
Hickory's War: Andrew Jackson and the Quest for
Empire — Donald B. Cole, The
Presidency of Andrew Jackson — H. W. Brands, Andrew
Jackson : His Life and Times — Jon Meacham, American
Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House — Donald Barr
Chidsey, Andrew
Jackson, Hero |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Calvin Jones (b. 1810) —
of Somerville, Fayette
County, Tenn.
Born in Person
County, N.C., July 8,
1810.
Democrat. University
professor; lawyer;
Chancellor, Western Division of Tennessee, 1847-54.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Norman Kindness (1929-2004) —
also known as Thomas N. Kindness; Tom
Kindness —
of Ohio.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., August
26, 1929.
Republican. Mayor
of Hamilton, Ohio, 1964-67; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1971-74; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1975-87; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1986.
Presbyterian.
Died January
8, 2004 (age 74 years, 135
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ira Landrith (1865-1941) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Winona Lake, Kosciusko
County, Ind.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Milford, Ellis
County, Tex., March
23, 1865.
Presbyterian
minister; president,
Belmont College, Nashville, 1904-12; president,
Ward-Belmont College, 1913-15; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1916; president, Intercollegiate
Prohibition Association, 1920-27; president, National Temperance
Council, 1928-31.
Presbyterian. Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
11, 1941 (age 76 years, 202
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Luther Landrith and Mary M. (Groves) Landrith; married, January
21, 1891, to Harriet C. Grannis. |
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Dick Latta Lansden (1869-1924) —
also known as Dick Lansden —
of Sparta, White
County, Tenn.; Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn.
Born in Bakers Crossroads, White
County, Tenn., May 15,
1869.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1904;
justice
of Tennessee state supreme court, 1910-16.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., August
10, 1924 (age 55 years, 87
days).
Interment at Cookeville
City Cemetery, Cookeville, Tenn.
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Albert Hamilton Latimer (c.1800-1877) —
also known as Albert H. Latimer —
of Texas.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., about 1800.
Republican. Lawyer; planter; delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Red River, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1840-42; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; member of Texas
state senate, 1849-51; Texas
state comptroller, 1865-66; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1866; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1869; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1869; district judge in Texas 8th District,
1870-72.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Clarksville, Red River
County, Tex., January
27, 1877 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Clarksville
Cemetery, Clarksville, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of James L. Latimer and Jane (Hamilton) Latimer; married 1828 to
Elritta Smith; married 1833 to
Elizabeth Richey; married 1857 to Mary
Gattis. |
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John McCormick Lea (1818-1903) —
also known as John M. Lea —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., December
25, 1818.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1842-44; mayor
of Nashville, Tenn., 1848-50; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1850.
Presbyterian.
Died in Monteagle, Grundy
County, Tenn., September
21, 1903 (age 84 years, 270
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Mitchell Long (b. 1889) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn., November
15, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1924; chair of
Knox County Democratic Party, 1926-28; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Tennessee, 1928,
1944;
Tennessee
Democratic state chair, 1937.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William B. Long and Eliza (McGoldrick) Long; married, February
20, 1923, to Katie Lee Lockett. |
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James McCallum (1806-1889) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Robeson
County, N.C., October
3, 1806.
Member of Tennessee state legislature, 1861-63; Representative
from Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn., September
16, 1889 (age 82 years, 348
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Pulaski, Tenn.
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Kenneth Douglas McKellar (1869-1957) —
also known as Kenneth D. McKellar —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Richmond, Dallas
County, Ala., January
29, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1908,
1920,
1936,
1940,
1944
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1911-17; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1917-53.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died October
25, 1957 (age 88 years, 269
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.; statue at Tri-Cities
Regional Airport, Near Blountville, Sullivan County, Tenn.
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Samuel Monroe Neel (1841-1921) —
also known as Samuel M. Neel —
of Somerville, Fayette
County, Tenn.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Ripley, Lauderdale
County, Tenn., November
13, 1841.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; pastor; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1900.
Presbyterian.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., October
20, 1921 (age 79 years, 341
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel J. Neel and Louisa (Ross) Neel; married 1866 to Mary
Jane Watkins; married 1871 to Anna
Maria Adger. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Kansas City (Mo.) Times,
October 21, 1921 |
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John B. Nees (1804-1882) —
also known as John B. Neese —
of Clay
County, Ind.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., December
8, 1804.
Farmer;
merchant;
sheriff;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1842-44.
Presbyterian. German
ancestry. Member, Grange.
Died in Poland, Clay
County, Ind., May 19,
1882 (age 77 years, 162
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Amos Rogers Nelson (1812-1873) —
of Elizabethton, Carter
County, Tenn.; Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn.; Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Kingston, Roane
County, Tenn., March
19, 1812.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1859-61; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1868;
justice
of Tennessee state supreme court, 1870-71.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died, from cholera,
in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., August
24, 1873 (age 61 years, 158
days).
Interment at Gray
Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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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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Herron Carney Pearson (1890-1953) —
also known as Herron C. Pearson —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Taylor, Williamson
County, Tex., July 31,
1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1935-43.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., April
24, 1953 (age 62 years, 267
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.
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Richard Harding Poff (1923-2011) —
of Radford,
Va.
Born in Radford,
Va., October
19, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1953-72; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1968;
justice
of Virginia state supreme court, 1972.
Presbyterian. Member, Sigma
Nu Phi; Jaycees;
Lions;
Freemasons;
Moose;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Tullahoma, Coffee
County, Tenn., June 28,
2011 (age 87 years, 252
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Knox Polk (1795-1849) —
also known as James K. Polk; "Young Hickory";
"Napoleon of the Stump" —
of Tennessee.
Born in Pineville, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
2, 1795.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1823-25; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1825-39 (6th District 1825-33, 9th
District 1833-39); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1835-39; Governor of
Tennessee, 1839-41; President
of the United States, 1845-49.
Presbyterian or Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died, of cholera,
in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 15,
1849 (age 53 years, 225
days).
Original interment at Polk Place Grounds (which no longer exists), Nashville, Tenn.;
reinterment in 1893 at Tennessee
State Capitol Grounds, Nashville, Tenn.; cenotaph at Polk Memorial Gardens, Columbia, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Polk and Jane Gracy (Knox) Polk; brother of William
Hawkins Polk; married, January
1, 1824, to Sarah
Childress (daughter of Joel
Childress); nephew of Mary Ophelia Polk (who married Thomas
Jones Hardeman); uncle of Marshall
Tate Polk and Tasker
Polk; first cousin once removed of Edwin
Fitzhugh Polk; second cousin once removed of Mary Adelaide Polk
(who married George
Davis) and Richard
Tyler Polk; second cousin twice removed of Rufus
King Polk and Frank
Lyon Polk; second cousin thrice removed of Elizabeth
Polk Guest; second cousin four times removed of Raymond
R. Guest; third cousin once removed of Charles
Polk and Augustus
Caesar Dodge; fourth cousin of Trusten
Polk; fourth cousin once removed of Albert
Fawcett Polk. |
| | | Political families: Ashe-Polk
family of North Carolina; Polk
family; Manly-Haywood-Polk
family of Raleigh, North Carolina (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Aaron
V. Brown — John
Charles Frémont |
| | | Polk counties in Ark., Fla., Ga., Iowa, Minn., Neb., Ore., Tenn., Tex. and Wis. are
named for him. |
| | | The city
of Polk
City, Florida, is named for
him. — The city
of Polk
City, Iowa, is named for
him. — The borough
of Polk,
Pennsylvania, is named for
him. — James K. Polk Elementary
School, in Alexandria,
Virginia, is named for
him. — James K. Polk Elementary
School, in Fresno,
California, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS James K. Polk (built 1942 at Wilmington,
North Carolina; torpedoed in the North
Atlantic Ocean, 1943; towed away and scrapped) was named for
him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: James
Knox Polk Hall
— James
P. Latta
— James
K. P. Fenner
— J.
K. P. Marshall
|
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail — Tennessee
Encyclopedia |
| | | Books about James K. Polk: Sam W.
Haynes, James
K. Polk and the Expansionist Impulse — Paul H.
Bergeron, The
Presidency of James K. Polk — Thomas M. Leonard, James
K. Polk : A Clear and Unquestionable Destiny — Eugene
Irving McCormac, James
K. Polk: A Political Biography to the Prelude to War
1795-1845 — Eugene Irving McCormac, James
K. Polk: A Political Biography to the End of a Career
1845-1849 — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings
Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American
History — John Seigenthaler, James
K. Polk: 1845 - 1849 |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Sarah Polk (1803-1891) —
also known as Sarah Childress —
Born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn., September
4, 1803.
First
Lady of the United States, 1845-49.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., August
14, 1891 (age 87 years, 344
days).
Original interment at Polk Place Grounds (which no longer exists), Nashville, Tenn.;
reinterment in 1893 at Tennessee
State Capitol Grounds, Nashville, Tenn.
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James H. Robinson (born c.1907) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., about 1907.
Liberal. Minister;
candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1953.
Presbyterian. African
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Herbert Sanford Walters (1891-1973) —
also known as Herbert S. Walters —
of Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn.
Born in Leadvale, Jefferson
County, Tenn., November
17, 1891.
Democrat. Engineer
for railroads;
general
contractor; banker;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1933; member of Tennessee
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1934-47; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1936,
1940,
1944;
Tennessee
Democratic state chair, 1940-44, 1953-55; member of Democratic
National Committee from Tennessee, 1945-47, 1956-67; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1963-65; appointed 1963.
Baptist
or Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., August
17, 1973 (age 81 years, 273
days).
Interment at Emma
Jarnagin Cemetery, Morristown, Tenn.
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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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James White (1747-1821) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., 1747.
Speaker
of the Tennessee State Senate, 1797-98, 1801-05.
Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., August
14, 1821 (age about 74
years).
Interment at First
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Newton Harris White (b. 1860) —
also known as Newton H. White —
of Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn.
Born in Giles
County, Tenn., September
2, 1860.
Democrat. Farmer;
member, Tennessee Railroad Commission, 1897; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1899; Speaker
of the Tennessee State Senate, 1901-03, 1913-15; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1904,
1924.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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