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Andrew Lamar Alexander (b. 1940) —
also known as Lamar Alexander —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Maryville, Blount
County, Tenn., July 3,
1940.
Republican. Lawyer; law
clerk for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Minor
Wisdom in New Orleans, 1965; campaign manager for Winfield
Dunn for Governor, 1970; Governor of
Tennessee, 1979-87; defeated, 1974; president of the
University of Tennesee, 1988; U.S.
Secretary of Education, 1991-93; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1996,
2000;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 2003-; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Tennessee, 2004.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Franklin Anderson (1860-1944) —
also known as William F. Anderson —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Winter Park, Orange
County, Fla.
Born near Morgantown, Monongalia
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April
22, 1860.
Republican. Minister;
Methodist bishop of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1908-12, Cincinnati, Ohio,
1912-24, and Boston, Mass., 1924-32; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1924 ; acting president, Boston University, 1925-26.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died in Buzzards Bay, Bourne, Barnstable
County, Mass., July 22,
1944 (age 84 years, 91
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Robert Nelson Clement (b. 1943) —
also known as Robert N. Clement; Bob
Clement —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., September
23, 1943.
Democrat. Member, Tennessee Public Service Commission, 1973-79;
candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1978; president, Cumberland University,
1983-87; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1988-2003; defeated,
1982; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1996,
2000;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 2002.
Still living as of 2014.
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Edwin Hickman Ewing (1809-1902) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., December
2, 1809.
Whig. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1841-42; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1845-47;
president, University of Nashville.
Slaveowner.
Died in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn., April
24, 1902 (age 92 years, 143
days).
Interment at Murfreesboro
City Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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Joseph Smith Fowler (1820-1902) —
also known as Joseph S. Fowler —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, August
31, 1820.
Republican. College
professor; president, Howard Female College, Gallatin,
Tenn., 1856-61; lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1866-71; member of Republican
National Committee from Tennessee, 1866-68; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Tennessee.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 1,
1902 (age 81 years, 213
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Elmer Everett Gabbard (1890-1960) —
also known as Elmer E. Gabbard —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Buckhorn, Perry
County, Ky.
Born in Ricetown, Owsley
County, Ky., October
9, 1890.
Republican. Pastor;
president, Witherspoon College, Buckhorn, Ky., 1935-56;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1942, 1944; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1944,
1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died July 17,
1960 (age 69 years, 282
days).
Interment at Berea
Cemetery, Berea, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of John L. Gabbard and Jaley (Reynolds) Gabbard; married, June 30,
1910, to Myrtle Ward. |
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Thomas Frank Gailor (1856-1935) —
also known as Thomas F. Gailor —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., September
17, 1856.
Democrat. Episcopal
priest; university
professor; bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee, 1898-1935;
chancellor, University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn., 1908-35;
offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1924.
Died October
3, 1935 (age 79 years, 16
days).
Interment at University of the South Cemetery, Sewanee, Tenn.
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William Lloyd Imes (1889-1986) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., December
29, 1889.
Minister;
Dry candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;
president, Knoxville College, 1943-47.
Presbyterian.
African
ancestry.
Died in 1986
(age about
96 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin A. Imes and Elizabeth (Wallace) Imes; married, September
9, 1915, to Grace Virginia Frank. |
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Ira Landrith (1865-1941) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Winona Lake, Kosciusko
County, Ind.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Milford, Ellis
County, Tex., March
23, 1865.
Presbyterian
minister; president, Belmont College, Nashville, 1904-12;
president, Ward-Belmont College, 1913-15; Prohibition
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1916; president, Intercollegiate
Prohibition Association, 1920-27; president, National Temperance
Council, 1928-31.
Presbyterian.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
11, 1941 (age 76 years, 202
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Luther Landrith and Mary M. (Groves) Landrith; married, January
21, 1891, to Harriet C. Grannis. |
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