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William Wirt Courtney (1889-1961) —
also known as W. Wirt Courtney —
of Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., September
7, 1889.
Son of Wirt Courtney and Anne (Neely) Courtney.
Democrat. Lawyer; city
judge in Tennessee, 1915-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; Adjutant
General of Tennessee, 1932; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1933-39;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1939-49 (6th District 1939-43, 7th
District 1943-49).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Sigma
Chi.
Died in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., April 6,
1961 (age 71 years, 211
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Nicholas Nichols Cox (1837-1912) —
also known as Nicholas N. Cox —
of Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Bedford
County, Tenn., January
6, 1837.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1860,
1872;
colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1891-1901.
Died in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., May 2,
1912 (age 75 years, 117
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Wynne F. Clouse (1883-1944) —
of Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn.
Born in Goffton, Putnam
County, Tenn., August
29, 1883.
Son of Thomas Jefferson Clouse and Eunetta Clouse.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922.
Died in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., February
19, 1944 (age 60 years, 174
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Hendley Stone Bennett (1807-1891) —
of Columbus, Lowndes
County, Miss.; Paris, Lamar
County, Tex.; Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born near Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., April 7,
1807.
Democrat. Circuit judge in Mississippi, 1846-54; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1855-57; served in
the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Died in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., December
15, 1891 (age 84 years, 252
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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