Weakley County
Tennessee
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Weakley County
Tennessee
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Weakley County
Index to Locations
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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.
Son of Noah J. Garrett and Virginia (Baughman) Garrett.
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;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1929.
Died May 26,
1956 (age 80 years, 274
days).
Interment at Sunset Cemetery.
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William Parker Caldwell (1832-1903) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Christmasville, Carroll
County, Tenn., November
8, 1832.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1857-59; Presidential Elector for
Tennessee, 1860;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1868;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1875-79; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1891-93.
Died in Gardner, Weakley
County, Tenn., June 7,
1903 (age 70 years, 211
days).
Interment at Caldwell Cemetery.
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Henry Emerson Etheridge (1819-1902) —
also known as Emerson Etheridge —
of Tennessee.
Born in Currituck, Currituck
County, N.C., September
28, 1819.
Son of Thomas Etheridge (1792-1861) and Elizabeth (Harvey) Etheridge
(1792-1875).
Lawyer;
member of Tennessee state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1853-57, 1859-61.
Died in Dresden, Weakley
County, Tenn., October
21, 1902 (age 83 years, 23
days).
Interment at Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
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