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Politician members in Tennessee

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.   Relatives: Son of William Francis Barry, Sr. and Etta Lee (Moore) Barry; married, December 28, 1935, to Eleanor Tyne.   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.   Presumably named for: Millard Fillmore   Relatives: Son of Millard Fillmore Caldwell and Martha Jane (Clapp) Caldwell; married, February 14, 1925, to Mary Rebecca Harwood.   The Millard Caldwell state office building (opened 1949), in Tallahassee, Florida, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier   Chambers Kellar (b. 1867) — of Lead, Lawrence County, S.Dak. Born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., March 4, 1867. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1920 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1932. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Delta Theta; Freemasons; Elks; Sons of the American Revolution. Burial location unknown.   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.   Relatives: Son of Charles M. Kennerly and Sarah (Travis) Kennerly; married, March 15, 1906, to Ola Dell Robertson.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   William Baxter Lee (b. 1879) — also known as W. Baxter Lee — of Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn. Born in Shelby, Cleveland County, N.C., June 16, 1879. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1916. Southern Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi; Elks; Sons of the Revolution. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Robert D. Lee and Sarah J. (Damron) Lee; married, March 28, 1905, to Elizabeth Douglas Matthews.   Lawrence Davis Tyson (1861-1929) — also known as Lawrence D. Tyson — of Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn. Born in Greenville, Pitt County, N.C., July 4, 1861. Democrat. University professor; lawyer; president, Knoxville Cotton Mills, Knoxville Spinning Co., Poplar Creek Coal and Iron Co., Lenoir City Land Co., East Tennessee Coal and Iron Co., Coal Creek Mining and Manufacturing Co.; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1903-05; Speaker of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1903-05; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1908; general in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1920; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1925-29; died in office 1929. Episcopalian. Member, Sons of the Revolution. Died in 1929 (age about 67 years). Interment at Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.   Relatives: Son of Richard Lawrence Tyson and Margaret Louise (Turnage) Tyson; married, February 10, 1886, to Bettie Humes McGhee.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   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.   Relatives: Son of Newton White and Courtney Sivils (Gordon) White; married, August 3, 1883, to Halle May Gardner; grandson of Thomas K. Gordon.

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