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Hugh Carmack Anderson (1890-1953) —
also known as H. C. Anderson —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., May 19,
1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1912
(alternate), 1924,
1936
(alternate); served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1931-33; Judge, Tennessee Court of Appeals, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose;
Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Knights
of Khorassan.
Died in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., May 7,
1953 (age 62 years, 353
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.
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William Francis Barry Jr. (1900-1967) —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Union City, Obion
County, Tenn., February
2, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1923-27; Speaker
of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1925-27.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 4,
1967 (age 67 years, 122
days).
Interment at East
View Cemetery, Union City, Tenn.
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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 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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Robert Reyburn Butler (1881-1933) —
also known as Robert R. Butler —
of Condon, Gilliam
County, Ore.; The Dalles, Wasco
County, Ore.
Born in Butler, Johnson
County, Tenn., September
24, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Oregon; circuit judge in
Oregon, 1909-11; member of Oregon
state senate, 1913-17, 1925-28; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1928-33; died in office
1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Died of heart
disease and pneumonia,
at Providence Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., January
7, 1933 (age 51 years, 105
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, The Dalles, Ore.
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Walter Chandler (1887-1967) —
also known as Clift Chandler —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., October
5, 1887.
Democrat. Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1917; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1921-23; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1935-40; resigned
1940; mayor
of Memphis, Tenn., 1940-46, 1955; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1940,
1944
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., October
1, 1967 (age 79 years, 361
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Tenn.
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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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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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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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Thomas Jefferson Murray (1894-1971) —
also known as Tom J. Murray —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., August
1, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Madison County Democratic Party, 1924-33; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Tennessee, 1928,
1932,
1936;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1943-67 (8th District 1943-53, 7th
District 1953-67).
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., November
28, 1971 (age 77 years, 119
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.
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