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Walter Preston Armstrong (1884-1949) —
also known as Walter P. Armstrong —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Pittsboro, Calhoun
County, Miss., October
26, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1928,
1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma Chi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died July 27,
1949 (age 64 years, 274
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of George Wells Armstrong and May (Cruthirds) Armstrong; married, November
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Lewis Minor Coleman (b. 1861) —
also known as Lewis M. Coleman —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in University, Charlottesville,
Va., May 20,
1861.
Democrat. School
principal; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1913-17.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma Chi.
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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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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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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James Howard Jarvis II (1937-2007) —
also known as James H. Jarvis II —
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., February
28, 1937.
Lawyer;
Blount
County Law and Equity Court Judge, 1972-77; circuit judge in
Tennessee, 1977-84; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1984-2002;
took senior status 2002.
Member, Sigma Chi.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., June 6,
2007 (age 70 years, 98
days).
Burial location unknown.
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