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James Davis Porter, Jr. (1828-1912) —
also known as James D. Porter, Jr. —
of Tennessee.
Born in Henry
County, Tenn., December
7, 1828.
Governor
of Tennessee, 1875-79; U.S. Minister to Chile, 1893-94.
Died May 18,
1912 (age 83 years, 163
days).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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John DeWitt Clinton Atkins (1825-1908) —
of Paris, Henry
County, Tenn.
Born near Manly's Chapel, Henry
County, Tenn., June 4,
1825.
Son of John Atkins and Sarah (Manley) Atkins.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1849-51; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1857; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1857-59, 1873-83 (9th District
1857-59, 7th District 1873-75, 8th District 1875-83); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1860;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1860;
colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Delegate
from Tennessee to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
Representative
from Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; Presidential
Elector for Tennessee, 1884;
U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1885-88.
Died in Paris, Henry
County, Tenn., June 2,
1908 (age 82 years, 364
days).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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William Grainger Blount (1784-1827) —
of Tennessee.
Born near New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., 1784.
Son of William
Blount.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1811; secretary of
state of Tennessee, 1811-15; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1815-19.
Died May 21,
1827 (age about 42
years).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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John Wesley Crockett (1807-1852) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Trenton, Gibson
County, Tenn., July 10,
1807.
Son of David
Crockett.
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 12th District, 1837-41.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., November
24, 1852 (age 45 years, 137
days).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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