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William Robert Anderson (1921-2007) —
also known as William R. Anderson —
of Waverly, Humphreys
County, Tenn.; Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Va.
Born in Bakerville, Humphreys
County, Tenn., June 17,
1921.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Independent candidate
for Governor of
Tennessee, 1962; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 6th District, 1965-73.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets.
Commanded the U.S.S. Nautilus on the first
under-ice crossing of the North Pole, 1958.
Died in Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Va., February
25, 2007 (age 85 years, 253
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Ross Bass (1918-1993) —
of Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn.; Miami Shores, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Giles
County, Tenn., March
17, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; florist;
soft
drink bottler; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 6th District, 1955-64; defeated,
1976; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1964-67.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died January
1, 1993 (age 74 years, 290
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Pulaski, Tenn.
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James La Fayette Bomar Jr. (1914-2001) —
also known as James L. Bomar, Jr. —
of Shelbyville, Bedford
County, Tenn.
Born in Raus, Bedford
County, Tenn., July 1,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1943-44, 1949-50, 1953-63; Speaker
of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1953-55; member
of Tennessee
state senate, 1947-48, 1963-64; Lieutenant
Governor of Tennessee, 1963-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau; Elks; Moose.
Died June 25,
2001 (age 86 years, 359
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James L. Bomar and Aetna (Hix) Bomar; married, June 22,
1940, to Edith Dees. |
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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.
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Robert Keaton Christenberry (1899-1973) —
also known as Robert K. Christenberry —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., January
27, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lost his
right hand and wrist in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul in
Vladivostok, as of 1919; hotel
manager and executive; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1957; postmaster at New
York City, N.Y., 1958-66 (acting, 1958-59).
Presbyterian.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two months later, in Methodist Hospital,
Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., April
13, 1973 (age 74 years, 76
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Calvin Christenberry and Rebecca Arminta (Keaton)
Christenberry; married, August
14, 1929, to Edna Joan LeRoy. |
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John James Duncan (1919-1988) —
also known as John J. Duncan —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Huntsville, Scott
County, Tenn., March
24, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1959-64; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Tennessee, 1960,
1972
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1965-88; died in
office 1988.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., June 21,
1988 (age 69 years, 89
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Scott County, Tenn.
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Joseph Landon Evins (1910-1984) —
also known as Joe L. Evins —
of Smithville, DeKalb
County, Tenn.
Born in DeKalb
County, Tenn., October
24, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1947-77 (5th District 1947-53, 4th
District 1953-77); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Tennessee, 1948,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968.
Church
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Phi
Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Elks.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., March
31, 1984 (age 73 years, 159
days).
Entombed at Smithville
Town Cemetery, Smithville, Tenn.
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Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (b. 1948) —
also known as Al Gore; "Ozone Man";
"Sundance" —
of Carthage, Smith
County, Tenn.
Born in Washington,
D.C., March
31, 1948.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1977-85 (4th District 1977-83, 6th
District 1983-85); U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1985-93; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1988;
Vice
President of the United States, 1993-2001; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Tennessee, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
candidate for President
of the United States, 2000.
Baptist.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau.
Received the Nobel
Peace Prize in 2007 for his work on global warming.
Still living as of 2022.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert
Arnold Gore and Pauline (LaFon) Gore; married, May 19,
1970, to Mary
Elizabeth Aitcheson; second cousin of Mary Benton Gore (who
married Gordon
Evans Dean); second cousin once removed of Louise
Gore. |
| | | Political family: Gore
family of Carthage, Tennessee. |
| | | Cross-reference: Gore
Vidal |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Al Gore: Earth
in the Balance : Ecology and the Human Spirit
(1993) |
| | | Books about Al Gore: David Maraniss &
Ellen Nakashima, The
Prince of Tennessee : The Rise of Al Gore — Bill
Turque, Inventing
Al Gore: A Biography — Bob Zelnick, Gore
: A Political Life — Joseph Kaufman, The
World According to Al Gore : An A-to-Z Compilation of His Opinions,
Positions, and Public Statements — Alexander Cockburn
& Jeffrey St. Clair, Al
Gore : A User's Manual — Roger Simon, Divided
We Stand : How Al Gore Beat George Bush and Lost the
Presidency — Scott Farris, Almost
President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the
Nation — Rebecca Stefoff, Al
Gore : Vice President (for young readers) |
| | | Critical books about Al Gore: Bill
Sammon, At
Any Cost : How Al Gore Tried to Steal the Election —
Bernard Goldberg, 100
People Who Are Screwing Up America (And Al Franken Is
#37) |
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Keith Hampton (b. 1911) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Jasper, Marion
County, Tenn., July 16,
1911.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1953; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Tennessee.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Harvey H. Hannah (b. 1868) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Oliver Springs, Roane
County, Tenn.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., August
30, 1868.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Adjutant
General of Tennessee, 1900-06; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sigma
Nu.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John H. Hannah and Lillie L. (Gerding) Hannah; married, August
23, 1910, to Gertrude Taylor. |
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John Thomas Hicks, Sr. (1925-2000) —
also known as John T. Hicks —
of Tennessee.
Born in Davidson
County, Tenn., August
5, 1925.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives 60th District, 1967-77; member of
Tennessee
state senate 20th District, 1977-93.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., March
19, 2000 (age 74 years, 227
days).
Interment at Hermitage
Memorial Gardens, Nashville, Tenn.
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Myron M. Lehman (1889-1977) —
of Elgin, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Elgin, Kane
County, Ill., June 22,
1889.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of
Elgin, Ill., 1931-43, 1951-55; defeated, 1943.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in Whitehaven, Shelby
County, Tenn., August
7, 1977 (age 88 years, 46
days).
Interment at Bluff
City Cemetery, Elgin, Ill.
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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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S. Watkins Overton (b. 1894) —
also known as Watkins Overton —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., June 5,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1925; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1927; mayor
of Memphis, Tenn., 1928-39, 1949-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Phi
Delta Phi; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Watkins Overton and May (Hill) Overton; married, January
18, 1937, to Bessie Ganong. |
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Richard Harding Poff (1923-2011) —
of Radford,
Va.
Born in Radford,
Va., October
19, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1953-72; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1968;
justice
of Virginia state supreme court, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Nu Phi; Jaycees;
Lions;
Freemasons;
Moose;
American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in Tullahoma, Coffee
County, Tenn., June 28,
2011 (age 87 years, 252
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Henry Quillen (1916-2003) —
also known as James H. Quillen; Jimmy
Quillen —
of Kingsport, Sullivan
County, Tenn.
Born near Gate City, Scott
County, Va., January
11, 1916.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of
Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1955-62; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Tennessee, 1956
(alternate), 1964,
1968,
1972,
1976,
1992;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1963-97.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Moose.
Director, Kingsport National Bank,
1961-82.
Died November
2, 2003 (age 87 years, 295
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Shelby A. Rhinehart (1927-2002) —
of Spencer, Van Buren
County, Tenn.
Born in White
County, Tenn., May 5,
1927.
Pharmacist;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1959-60, 1971-2002.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., September
19, 2002 (age 75 years, 137
days).
Interment at Town
Cemetery, Spencer, Tenn.
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