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  Robert Darwood Alexander (1944-2017) — also known as Robert D. Alexander; Bob Alexander — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., October 31, 1944. Served in the Peace Corps; school teacher; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 53rd District, 1974 (Human Rights), 1992 (Democratic primary); member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1977-79; Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 2004. Unitarian. Member, Phi Kappa Tau; American Civil Liberties Union. Died, from pancreatic cancer, in East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., April 26, 2017 (age 72 years, 177 days). His body was donated to the Michigan State University Medical School.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Gibson Alexander and Dorothy (Darwood) Alexander; married to Julie Horn.
  Mary M. Anderson (1921-2005) — also known as Mary Virginia Mize — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born February 2, 1921. Democrat. School teacher; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1963-64. Female. Died August 15, 2005 (age 84 years, 194 days). Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Tenn.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John M. Bailey (1859-1946) — of Langdon, Atchison County, Mo. Born in Baileyton, Greene County, Tenn., April 9, 1859. Republican. School teacher; merchant; farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Atchison County, 1911-12. Died August 1, 1946 (age 87 years, 114 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Rock Port, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, December 2, 1890, to Eunia 'Una' Hunter.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Jefferson Britt (1861-1939) — also known as James J. Britt — of Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C. Born near Johnson City, Washington County, Tenn., March 4, 1861. Republican. Superintendent of schools; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1904 (alternate), 1916; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; member of North Carolina state senate, 1909-11; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1915-17, 1919; defeated, 1906; candidate for chief justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1926. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis. Died in Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., December 26, 1939 (age 78 years, 297 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert Malone Bugg (1805-1887) — also known as Robert M. Bugg — of Lynnville, Giles County, Tenn. Born in Boydton, Mecklenburg County, Va., January 20, 1805. School teacher; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1851-52; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1853-55; member of Tennessee state senate, 1871-72. Slaveowner. Died in Lynnville, Giles County, Tenn., February 18, 1887 (age 82 years, 29 days). Interment at McLaurine Cemetery, Near Lynnville, Giles County, Tenn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of J. R. Cartwright and Emma (Baker) Cartwright; married 1920 to Carrie Staggs.
  The community of Cartwright, Oklahoma is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Hamilton Caughran and Hazeltine (Ashby) Caughran; married, June 5, 1918, to Effie East.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Lewis Minor Coleman and Mary Ambler (Marshall) Coleman; married, September 7, 1892, to Julia Wingate Boyd; great-grandson of John Marshall.
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph family; Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Anderson-Marshall family of Ohio and West Virginia; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  William A. Cutler (1913-1971) — of Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Mich. Born in Nottawa, St. Joseph County, Mich., March 29, 1913. School teacher; mayor of Three Rivers, Mich., 1963-65. Died in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., August 2, 1971 (age 58 years, 126 days). Interment at Nottawa Cemetery, Nottawa, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of William Lloyd Cutler and Mary Louise (Beerstecher) Cutler; married, July 23, 1949, to Jane Shea Norrell.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Christian Augustus Damm (1874-1929) — also known as Henry C. A. Damm — of Sewanee, Franklin County, Tenn. Born in West Bloomfield, Waushara County, Wis., January 19, 1874. Orange grower; school teacher; U.S. Consul in Cornwall, 1909-12; Stettin, 1912-15; Aix-la-Chapelle, 1915-17; Stavanger, 1917-18, 1919; Christiania, 1918; Copenhagen, 1919-20; Malaga, 1920-21; Valencia, 1921-22; Nogales, 1922-29, died in office 1929. Episcopalian. Died in Nogales, Sonora, August 24, 1929 (age 55 years, 217 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Conrad Damm and Maria (Markworth) Damm; married 1902 to Alice Mary Ann Purdue.
  John Byrd Dow (1860-1950) — also known as John B. Dow — of Cookeville, Putnam County, Tenn. Born in Cookeville, Putnam County, Tenn., March 5, 1860. School teacher; lumber business; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1901; mayor of Cookeville, Tenn., 1911; postmaster at Cookeville, Tenn., 1914-22. Died, in a convalescent home, at Sparta, White County, Tenn., July 7, 1950 (age 90 years, 124 days). Interment at Cookeville City Cemetery, Cookeville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Emily Martelia (Harris) Dow and David Linneas Dow; married, February 3, 1897, to Elizabeth Echol 'Lizzy' Owen.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Charles Floyd (1858-1930) — also known as John C. Floyd — of Yellville, Marion County, Ark. Born in Sparta, White County, Tenn., April 14, 1858. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; member of Arkansas state house of representatives, 1889-91; prosecuting attorney, 14th judicial circuit, 1890-94; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1905-15; candidate for Governor of Arkansas, 1920. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Yellville, Marion County, Ark., November 4, 1930 (age 72 years, 204 days). Interment at Layton Cemetery, Yellville, Ark.
  Relatives: Son of John Wesley Floyd and Eliza Jane (Snodgrass) Floyd; married to Sarah Virginia Berry.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Finis James Garrett (1875-1956) — also known as Finis J. Garrett — of Dresden, Weakley County, Tenn. Born near Ore Springs, Weakley County, Tenn., August 26, 1875. Democrat. School teacher; newspaper editor; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1905-29; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1916 (alternate), 1924 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee); Associate Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1929. Died May 26, 1956 (age 80 years, 274 days). Interment at Sunset Cemetery, Dresden, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Noah J. Garrett and Virginia (Baughman) Garrett; married, November 27, 1901, to Elizabeth Harris Burns.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George Washington Gordon (1836-1911) — also known as George W. Gordon — of Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. Born in Pulaski, Giles County, Tenn., October 5, 1836. Democrat. Civil engineer; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Tennessee Railroad Commissioner, 1883-85; Special U.S. Indian Agent in Arizona and Nevada, 1885-89; superintendent of schools; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1907-11; died in office 1911. Member, United Confederate Veterans. Slaveowner. Died, from asthma and uremia, in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., August 9, 1911 (age 74 years, 308 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Relatives: Married 1876 to Ora Susan Paine; uncle by marriage of Rowlett Paine.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James J. Kyle (1867-1931) — of Thornfield, Ozark County, Mo. Born in Kyles Ford, Hancock County, Tenn., December 27, 1867. Republican. School teacher; farmer; merchant; Ozark County School Commissioner, 1894-95; Ozark County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-98; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Ozark County, 1909-10, 1913-16, 1921-22. Died in Ozark County, Mo., February 1, 1931 (age 63 years, 36 days). Interment at Thornfield Cemetery, Thornfield, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of James Asberry Kyle and Sarah (Delp) Kyle; married, January 16, 1902, to Ida Virginia Cline.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Hugh Hill Lansden and Lee Ann (McGee) Lansden; married, November 16, 1895, to Helen Jane Snodgrass; father of Dick Latta Lansden Jr..
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
James W. Loop 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.
  Relatives: Son of James Willis Loop and Dora (Noe) Loop; married, March 9, 1924, to Marguerite McCracken.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  James Percy Priest (1900-1956) — also known as J. Percy Priest — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Carter's Creek, Maury County, Tenn., April 1, 1900. Democrat. School teacher; newspaper work; U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1941-56 (5th District 1941-43, 6th District 1943-53, 5th District 1953-56); died in office 1956. Died, in a hospital at Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., October 12, 1956 (age 56 years, 194 days). Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Tenn.
  The J. Percy Priest Dam, and Percy Priest Lake, on the Stones River, in Davidson County, Tennessee, are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John Isaac Reece and Sarah E. (Maples) Reece; married, October 30, 1923, to Louise Goff (daughter of Guy Despard Goff).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Albert Houston Roberts (1868-1946) — also known as A. H. Roberts — of Tennessee. Born in Overton County, Tenn., July 4, 1868. Democrat. Superintendent of schools; lawyer; Governor of Tennessee, 1919-21; defeated, 1920. Southern Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died June 25, 1946 (age 77 years, 356 days). Interment at Livingston City Cemetery, Livingston, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of John A. Roberts and Sarah (Carlock) Roberts; married, May 16, 1889, to Nora Deane Bowden.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  William Charles Salmon (1868-1925) — of Columbia, Maury County, Tenn. Born near Paris, Henry County, Tenn., April 3, 1868. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1923-25. Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died in Washington, D.C., May 13, 1925 (age 57 years, 40 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tenn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Thetus Willrette Sims (1852-1939) — also known as Thetus W. Sims — of Linden, Perry County, Tenn. Born in Wayne County, Tenn., April 25, 1852. Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent of schools; candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1897-1921. Died in 1939 (age about 87 years). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Vinson Martlow Whitley (1855-1947) — of Red Boiling Springs, Macon County, Tenn.; Morristown, Hamblen County, Tenn. Born in Red Boiling Springs, Macon County, Tenn., August 12, 1855. School teacher; lawyer; real estate business; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1893-95. Missionary Baptist. Died, from chronic glomerular nephritis, in Morristown, Hamblen County, Tenn., August 26, 1947 (age 92 years, 14 days). Interment at Emma Jarnagin Cemetery, Morristown, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Wiley A. Whitley and Lucinda (Chitwood) Whitley; married, June 17, 1894, to Maggie Bell Hale; second cousin thrice removed of Philip Key and Philip Barton Key (1757-1815); third cousin twice removed of Francis Scott Key; fourth cousin once removed of Philip Barton Key (1818-1859).
  Political family: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
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