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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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Thomas Hughlon Akin (1904-1943) —
also known as Hughlon Akin —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Trezevant, Carroll
County, Tenn., May 8,
1904.
Democrat. Linotype
operator; lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1937-39.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Died in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., August
16, 1943 (age 39 years, 100
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of Luther Adolphus Akin and Caroline Lucinda (Jones) Akin; married,
July
12, 1937, to Dell Fisackerly. |
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Linville H. Allred (1876-1965) —
of Smithfield, Johnston
County, N.C.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., June 14,
1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Johnston County,
1911-14.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died November
25, 1965 (age 89 years, 164
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Erwin, 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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George Leonard Berry (1882-1948) —
also known as George L. Berry —
of Rogersville, Hawkins
County, Tenn.
Born in Lee Valley, Hawkins
County, Tenn., September
12, 1882.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1916;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; president,
International Pressmen and Assistants Union; candidate for Democratic
nomination for Vice President, 1924;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1937-38.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Died December
4, 1948 (age 66 years, 83
days).
Interment at Pressmen's
Home Cemetery, Pressmen's Home, Tenn.
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Leonard Ray Blanton (1930-1996) —
also known as Ray Blanton —
of Adamsville, McNairy
County, Tenn.
Born in Hardin
County, Tenn., April
10, 1930.
Democrat. Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1964-66; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1967-73; defeated in
primary, 1988; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1972; Governor of
Tennessee, 1975-79.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Moose;
Shriners; Freemasons.
Ousted
as Governor amid charges of selling
pardons; later convicted
of conspiracy to sell
liquor licenses and served 23 months in prison.
Died, of kidney
disease, at Jackson-Madison County Hospital,
Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., November
22, 1996 (age 66 years, 226
days).
Interment at Shiloh
Church Cemetery, Shiloh, Tenn.
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John Thomas Bowman (1921-2005) —
also known as John T. Bowman —
of Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Monterey, Putnam
County, Tenn., July 19,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; justice of the
peace; real estate
broker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1952
(alternate), 1968;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County 2nd District,
1955-62; defeated in primary, 1950, 1952; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-77 (11th District 1963-64, 26th District
1965-74, 27th District 1975-77); resigned 1977; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1976.
Baptist.
Member, Amvets;
American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners; Eagles.
Died in Fairfield Glade, Cumberland
County, Tenn., 2005
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Grady Melton Bowman and Alice Gertrude (Norrod) Bowman; married 1940 to Mary
Elizabeth Broderick. |
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memorial |
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1957-58 |
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Morris Brandon (1862-1940) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Dover, Stewart
County, Tenn., April
13, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer;
general counsel, Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1898.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died February
13, 1940 (age 77 years, 306
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathan Brandon and Minerva Elizabeth (Morris) Brandon; married, June 1,
1892, to Harriet Inman. |
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Rivers Henderson Buford, Sr. (1878-1959) —
also known as Rivers H. Buford —
of Wewahitchka, Gulf
County, Fla.; Quincy, Gadsden
County, Fla.; Marianna, Jackson
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn., January
18, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1901; Gadsden
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-11; State's Attorney, Marianna
Judicial Circuit, 1912-21; Florida
state attorney general, 1921-25; resigned 1925; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1925-48; appointed 1925; chief
justice of Florida state supreme court, 1931-33.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Woodmen.
Died in 1959
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Old
Quincy Cemetery, Quincy, Fla.
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Joseph Wellington Byrns (1869-1936) —
also known as Joseph W. Byrns; Jo Byrns —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born near Cedar Hill, Robertson
County, Tenn., July 20,
1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1895-1901; Speaker
of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1899-1901;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1901; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Tennessee; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1909-36 (6th District 1909-33, 5th
District 1933-36); died in office 1936; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1935-36; died in office 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 4,
1936 (age 66 years, 320
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Joseph Wellington Byrns Jr. (1903-1973) —
also known as Joseph W. Byrns, Jr. —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., August
15, 1903.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1939-41.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Exchange
Club; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., March 8,
1973 (age 69 years, 205
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Hugh Milton Caldwell (b. 1881) —
also known as Hugh M. Caldwell —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., June 7,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Seattle, Wash., 1920-22.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Sigma Kappa; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas M. Caldwell and Jane (Kearsley) Caldwell; married, October
21, 1903, to Sarah Smith Howard. |
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Millard Fillmore Caldwell Jr. (1897-1984) —
also known as Millard F. Caldwell, Jr. —
of Milton, Santa Rosa
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., February
6, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from Florida 3rd District, 1933-41; Governor of
Florida, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1948,
1956;
justice
of Florida state supreme court, 1962-69.
Protestant.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Newcomen
Society; American
Legion; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Blue
Key.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., October
23, 1984 (age 87 years, 260
days).
Interment at Harwood
Plantation Cemetery, Leon County, Fla.
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Joe Cordell Carr (b. 1907) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn., June 20,
1907.
Secretary
of state of Tennessee, 1941-44, 1945-77; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Jesters;
Elks; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Exchange
Club.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Sidney Forrest Carr and Laura (Burton) Carr; married, September
12, 1934, to Mary Oliver Hart. |
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Wilburn Cartwright (1892-1979) —
of McAlester, Pittsburg
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Georgetown, Meigs
County, Tenn., January
12, 1892.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1915-18; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1919-22; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 3rd District, 1927-43; major in the
U.S. Army during World War II; secretary
of state of Oklahoma, 1947-51; Oklahoma
state auditor, 1951-55.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners; Acacia;
Lions;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., March
14, 1979 (age 87 years, 61
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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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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Frank Goad Clement (1920-1969) —
also known as Frank G. Clement —
of Dickson, Dickson
County, Tenn.; Brentwood, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Dickson, Dickson
County, Tenn., June 2,
1920.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1948;
Governor
of Tennessee, 1953-59, 1963-67; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1966.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Jaycees;
Freemasons;
Shriners; Kiwanis;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in an automobile
accident, November
4, 1969 (age 49 years, 155
days).
Interment at Dickson
Memorial Gardens, Dickson, Tenn.
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John Story Coke (b. 1867) —
also known as John S. Coke —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn., August
21, 1867.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Oregon 2nd District, 1909-23; U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1923-25.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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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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William Wirt Courtney (1889-1961) —
also known as W. Wirt Courtney —
of Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., September
7, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
city judge in Tennessee, 1915-17; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; Adjutant
General of Tennessee, 1932; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1933-39;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1939-49 (6th District 1939-43, 7th
District 1943-49).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Sigma
Chi.
Died in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., April 6,
1961 (age 71 years, 211
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Franklin, Tenn.
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Clifford Davis (1897-1970) —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Hazlehurst, Copiah
County, Miss., November
18, 1897.
Democrat. Lawyer;
city judge in Tennessee, 1923-27; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1940-65 (9th District 1940-43,
10th District 1943-53, 9th District 1953-65).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Moose; Elks; Order of
Ahepa.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 8,
1970 (age 72 years, 202
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Tenn.
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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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Wall Doxey (1892-1962) —
of Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss.
Born in Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss., August
8, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; Marshall
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-23; District Attorney 3rd
District, 1923-29; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1929-41; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1936,
1940;
U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1941-43.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Rotary.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., March 2,
1962 (age 69 years, 206
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Holly Springs, Miss.
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Earl Buford Ellington (1907-1972) —
also known as Buford Ellington —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Holmes
County, Miss., June 27,
1907.
Democrat. Governor of
Tennessee, 1959-63, 1967-71.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died April 3,
1972 (age 64 years, 281
days).
Interment at Lone
Oak Cemetery, Lewisburg, Tenn.
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Joseph Landon Evins (1910-1984) —
also known as Joe L. Evins —
of Smithville, DeKalb
County, Tenn.
Born in DeKalb
County, Tenn., October
24, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1947-77 (5th District 1947-53, 4th
District 1953-77); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Tennessee, 1948,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968.
Church
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Phi
Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners; Lions; Elks.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., March
31, 1984 (age 73 years, 159
days).
Entombed at Smithville
Town Cemetery, Smithville, Tenn.
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Richard Harmon Fulton (1927-2018) —
also known as Richard H. Fulton —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., January
27, 1927.
Democrat. Real estate
broker; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1959-60; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1963-75; mayor
of Nashville, Tenn., 1975-87; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1978, 1986; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1980.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., November
28, 2018 (age 91 years, 305
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Nathaniel Edwin Harris (1846-1929) —
also known as Nat E. Harris —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.; Hampton, Carter
County, Tenn.
Born in Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn., January
21, 1846.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1882-86; member of Georgia
state senate, 1894-96; superior court judge in Georgia, 1912; Governor of
Georgia, 1915-17.
Methodist.
Member, Chi Phi;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; United
Confederate Veterans.
Died September
21, 1929 (age 83 years, 243
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
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John Thomas Hicks, Sr. (1925-2000) —
also known as John T. Hicks —
of Tennessee.
Born in Davidson
County, Tenn., August
5, 1925.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives 60th District, 1967-77; member of
Tennessee
state senate 20th District, 1977-93.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Lions; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., March
19, 2000 (age 74 years, 227
days).
Interment at Hermitage
Memorial Gardens, Nashville, Tenn.
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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.
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Wesley Travis Kennerly (1877-1944) —
also known as Wesley T. Kennerly —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Henry
County, Tenn., August
29, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1917-21; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1940.
Southern
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Sons of
the Revolution; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died January
29, 1944 (age 66 years, 153
days).
Interment at Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Thomas Erby Kilby (1865-1943) —
also known as Thomas E. Kilby —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Lebanon, Wilson
County, Tenn., July 9,
1865.
Democrat. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Anniston, Ala., 1905-09; member of Alabama
state senate, 1911-15; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1915-19; Governor of
Alabama, 1919-23; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias.
Died October
22, 1943 (age 78 years, 105
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery Annex, Anniston, Ala.
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John Davis Larkins Jr. (1909-1990) —
also known as John D. Larkins, Jr. —
of Trenton, Jones
County, N.C.
Born in Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn., June 8,
1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1936-44, 1948-54; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; secretary of
North Carolina Democratic Party, 1952-54; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1954-58; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1958-60; candidate for
nomination for Governor of
North Carolina, 1960; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1967.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Woodmen;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died February
16, 1990 (age 80 years, 253
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John D. Larkins and Emma (Cooper) Larkins; married, March
15, 1930, to Pauline Murrill. |
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James Whitcomb Loop (1900-1993) —
also known as James W. Loop —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn., March
12, 1900.
Democrat. Printer;
school
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1947-56,
1965-66, 1969-72; defeated, 1972.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Kappa
Delta Pi; Typographical
Union.
Died December
31, 1993 (age 93 years, 294
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Willis Loop and Dora (Noe) Loop; married, March 9,
1924, to Marguerite McCracken. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Joseph Carlton Loser (1892-1984) —
also known as J. Carlton Loser —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., October
1, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1952,
1960;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1957-63.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Kiwanis.
Died July 31,
1984 (age 91 years, 304
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Nashville, Tenn.
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Norman Massa (1881-1947) —
of Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn.
Born near Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn., April
11, 1881.
Republican. Merchant;
postmaster at Cookeville,
Tenn., 1922-33.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Lions.
Died in Putnam
County, Tenn., April 6,
1947 (age 65 years, 360
days).
Interment at Cookeville
City Cemetery, Cookeville, Tenn.
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Relatives:
Daughter of William Massa and Dorinda (Burgess) Massa; married 1901 to
Elizabeth Brown. |
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memorial |
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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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John Parks Newsome (1893-1961) —
also known as John P. Newsome —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., February
13, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1943-45.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., November
10, 1961 (age 68 years, 270
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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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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Henry Frazier Reams (1897-1971) —
also known as Frazier Reams —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., January
15, 1897.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1928
(alternate), 1940,
1944
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1948,
1956;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1951-55.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., September
15, 1971 (age 74 years, 243
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
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Brazilla Carroll Reece (1889-1961) —
also known as B. Carroll Reece —
of Butler, Johnson
County, Tenn.; Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn.
Born in a log
cabin near Butler, Johnson
County, Tenn., December
22, 1889.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; banker; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1921-31, 1933-47,
1951-61; died in office 1961; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Tennessee, 1932,
1936,
1944,
1948
(speaker),
1956,
1960;
member of Republican
National Committee from Tennessee, 1939-40; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1946-48; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1948; Tennessee
Republican state chair, 1958.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Economic Association; American
Statistical Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Delta
Sigma Pi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March
19, 1961 (age 71 years, 87
days).
Interment at Monte
Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Tenn.
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Kenneth N. Springer (1945-2000) —
also known as Pete Springer —
of Centerville, Hickman
County, Tenn.
Born in Lyles, Hickman
County, Tenn., February
27, 1945.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Tennessee
state senate 25th District, 1981-82, 1991-2000; died in office
2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1996.
Church
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, apparently of heart
disease, in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., April
12, 2000 (age 55 years, 45
days).
Interment at Harpeth
Hills Memory Gardens, Centerville, Tenn.
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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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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
of Alvin C. Terry and Nellie (Smith) Terry; married to Elizabeth
Johnson. |
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memorial |
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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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