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Daniel Smith (1748-1818) —
of Hendersonville, Sumner
County, Tenn.
Born in Stafford
County, Va., October
29, 1748.
Son of Henry Smith (1715-1791) and Sarah (Crosby) Smith (1718-1756).
Democrat. Surveyor;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to
North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1789; delegate to
Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1798-99, 1805-09; resigned 1809.
Died near Hendersonville, Sumner
County, Tenn., June 16,
1818 (age 69 years, 230
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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William Hall (1775-1856) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Surry
County, N.C., February
11, 1775.
Democrat. Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1797; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1821-29; Speaker of
the Tennessee State Senate, 1827-29; Governor of
Tennessee, 1829; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1831-33.
Died near Castalian Springs, Sumner
County, Tenn., October
7, 1856 (age 81 years, 239
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Joseph Hopkins Peyton (1808-1845) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Tennessee, 1808.
Member of Tennessee state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1843-45; died in
office 1845.
Died in 1845
(age about
37 years).
Interment in a private or family graveyard; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William Trousdale (1790-1872) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Orange
County, N.C., September
23, 1790.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1835-36; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1837, 1839, 1845; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1840;
colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Governor of
Tennessee, 1849-51; U.S. Minister to Brazil, 1853-57.
Died in Gallatin, Sumner
County, Tenn., March 27,
1872 (age 81 years, 186
days).
Interment at Gallatin Cemetery.
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Morgan Cassius Fitzpatrick (1868-1908) —
also known as Morgan C. Fitzpatrick —
of Tennessee.
Born near Cartage, Smith
County, Tenn., October
29, 1868.
Democrat. Speaker of
the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1897-99; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1903-05.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 25,
1908 (age 39 years, 240
days).
Interment at Gallatin Cemetery.
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