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Jesse Corcoran Adkins (1879-1955) —
of Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., April 13,
1879.
Son of Milton T. Adkins and Sarah Elizabeth (Walker) Adkins.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; justice of
District of Columbia supreme court, 1930-36; U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1936-46; took senior
status 1946.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 29,
1955 (age 75 years, 350
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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James Franklin Ailshie (1868-1947) —
also known as James F. Ailshie —
of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai
County, Idaho.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., June 19,
1868.
Son of George Washington Ailshie (1846-1925) and Martha (Knight)
Ailshie (1848-1918).
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1900,
1916,
1932;
justice
of Idaho state supreme court, 1903-14, 1935-47; resigned 1914;
died in office 1947; chief
justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1907-09, 1913-15, 1939-41,
1945-46; U.S.
Attorney for Idaho, 1925.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died May 27,
1947 (age 78 years, 342
days).
Interment at Cloverdale
Memorial Park, Boise, Idaho.
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William Vollie Alexander, Jr. (b. 1934) —
also known as Bill Alexander, Jr. —
of Osceola, Mississippi
County, Ark.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., January
16, 1934.
Son of William V. Alexander and Spencer (Buck) Alexander.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1969-93.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Rotary; Farm
Bureau; National Rifle
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Still living as of 2009.
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J. Haden Alldredge (1887-1962) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Brooksville, Blount
County, Ala., July 28,
1887.
Son of Patrick Griffin Alldredge and Sophia (Haden) Alldredge.
Democrat. Lawyer; economist;
member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1939-55.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., December
5, 1962 (age 75 years, 130
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Griffin Alldredge and Sophia (Haden) Alldredge; married 1907 to Mildred
Chilton (died 1923); married, January
12, 1927, to Adna Eley. |
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Charles Hill Anderson (b. 1930) —
also known as Charles H. Anderson —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., June 16,
1930.
Son of Ray Anderson, Sr. and Lois (Entrekin) Anderson.
Lawyer;
associate general counsel, Life & Casualty Insurance
Co.; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1969-77.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1977.
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Hugh Carmack Anderson (1890-1953) —
also known as H. C. Anderson —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., May 19,
1890.
Son of Hugh
Crump Anderson and Emma (Burdette) Anderson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1912
(alternate), 1924,
1936
(alternate); served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1931-33; Judge, Tennessee Court of
Appeals.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Knights
of Khorassan.
Died in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., May 7,
1953 (age 62 years, 353
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.
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Relatives:
Married 1918
to Virginia Ione Ray. |
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Maurice Neil Andrews (1894-1967) —
also known as M. Neil Andrews —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in LaFayette, Walker
County, Ga., December
24, 1894.
Son of Oty Payne Andrews and Ada (Frazier) Andrews.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Solicitor General, Rome
Circuit, 1929-32; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, 1942-46; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, 1949-50;
resigned 1950.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons.
Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., August
31, 1967 (age 72 years, 250
days).
Interment at Lafayette
Cemetery, Lafayette, Ga.
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Walter Preston Armstrong (1884-1949) —
also known as Walter P. Armstrong —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Pittsboro, Calhoun
County, Miss., October
26, 1884.
Son of George Wells Armstrong and May (Cruthirds) Armstrong.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1928,
1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died July 27,
1949 (age 64 years, 274
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Eugene Rufus Attkisson (1873-1939) —
also known as Eugene Attkisson —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Lavinia, Carroll
County, Tenn., October
31, 1873.
Son of Dr. John Rufus Attkisson and Elizabeth Moss (Lanier)
Attkisson.
Democrat. College
teacher; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar Association; Elks; Lions.
Died in 1939
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Howard Henry Baker (1902-1964) —
also known as Howard H. Baker —
of Huntsville, Scott
County, Tenn.
Born in Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky., January
12, 1902.
Son of James Frances Baker and Helen (Keen) Baker.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1929-30; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1940; board chairman, First National Bank of
Oneida; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1951-64; died in
office 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Order of the
Coif; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Fort Sanders Presbyterian Hospital,
Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., January
7, 1964 (age 61 years, 360
days).
Interment at Sherwood
Memorial Gardens, Alcoa, Tenn.
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Howard Henry Baker, Jr. (b. 1925) —
also known as Howard H. Baker —
of Huntsville, Scott
County, Tenn.
Born in Huntsville, Scott
County, Tenn., November
15, 1925.
Son of Dora (Ladd) Baker and Howard
Henry Baker.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1967-85; defeated, 1964; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1972;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1980;
White House Chief of Staff, 1987-88; Presidential Elector for
Tennessee, 2000;
U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 2001.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Pi Kappa
Phi.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1984.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Francis Barry, Jr. (1900-1967) —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Union City, Obion
County, Tenn., February
2, 1900.
Son of William
Francis Barry, Sr. and Etta Lee (Moore) Barry (1865-1939).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1923-27; Speaker of
the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1925-27.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 4,
1967 (age 67 years, 122
days).
Interment at East
View Cemetery, Union City, Tenn.
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Samuel Taylor Beare (1901-1971) —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.; Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Humboldt, Gibson
County, Tenn., October
18, 1901.
Son of Samuel Taylor Beare and Evelyn Nelson (Hunt) Beare.
Lawyer;
coal
and ice dealer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1935-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Sigma Nu.
Died in September, 1971
(age 69
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Taylor Beare and Evelyn Nelson (Hunt) Beare; married 1925 to Evelyn
Weatherby; married, October
16, 1942, to Betty Carl Booth. |
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James Thomas Blair (b. 1871) —
also known as James T. Blair —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Loudon, Loudon
County, Tenn., November
11, 1871.
Son of Samuel Tate Blair (Confederate cavalryman) and Louise Matlock
(Osborne) Blair.
Democrat. College
professor; president,
Obion College, 1895-96; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1899-1901; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1915-24; chief
justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1921-22.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Son of James L. Bomar and Aetna (Hix) Bomar.
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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John Clyde Bowen (1888-1978) —
of Washington.
Born in Newbern, Dyer
County, Tenn., May 12,
1888.
Son of William Allen Bowen and Maryette (Featherston) Bowen.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Washington
state senate, 1931; legal advisor to Gov. Clarence
D. Martin, 1933; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1934-61;
took senior status 1961.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died April 27,
1978 (age 89 years, 350
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Amzi Bradshaw (b. 1883) —
also known as H. A. Bradshaw —
of Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala.
Born in Fayetteville, Lincoln
County, Tenn., January
10, 1883.
Son of Robert S. Bradshaw and Sarah (Caldwell) Bradshaw.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1915; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1916.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Preston Brewer (b. 1928) —
also known as Albert P. Brewer —
of Morgan
County, Ala.
Born in Bethel Springs, McNairy
County, Tenn., October
26, 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1955-67; Speaker of
the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1963-67; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1967-68; Governor of
Alabama, 1968-71; defeated, 1970, 1978; Presidential Elector for
Alabama, 1968.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Delta
Sigma Phi.
Still living as of 2009.
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Joseph Edgar Brown (1880-1939) —
also known as Joe Brown —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Jasper, Marion
County, Tenn., February
11, 1880.
Son of Foster
Vincent Brown and Lula (Farrior) Brown.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1921-23; Tennessee
Republican state chair, 1922-24; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Tennessee, 1924.
Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., June 13,
1939 (age 59 years, 122
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Hugh Milton Caldwell (b. 1881) —
also known as Hugh M. Caldwell —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., June 7,
1881.
Son of Thomas M. Caldwell and Jane (Kearsley) Caldwell.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1920-22.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Sigma Kappa; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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B. Howard Caughran (b. 1890) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Fayetteville, Lincoln
County, Tenn., November
6, 1890.
Son of William Hamilton Caughran and Hazeltine (Ashby) Caughran.
Democrat. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, 1940-50.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Sigma Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Chandler (1887-1967) —
also known as Clift Chandler —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., October
5, 1887.
Son of William Henry Chandler and Knoxie (Clift) Chandler.
Democrat. Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1917; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1921-23; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1935-40; resigned
1940; mayor of
Memphis, Tenn., 1940-46, 1955; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1940,
1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., October
1, 1967 (age 79 years, 361
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Lewis Minor Coleman (b. 1861) —
also known as Lewis M. Coleman —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in University, Charlottesville,
Va., May 20,
1861.
Son of Lewis Minor Coleman and Mary Ambler (Marshall) Coleman.
Democrat. School
principal; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1913-17.
Member, American Bar Association; Sigma
Chi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ewin Lamar Davis (1876-1949) —
also known as Ewin L. Davis —
of Tullahoma, Coffee
County, Tenn.
Born in Bedford
County, Tenn., February
5, 1876.
Son of McLin H. Davis and Christina Lee (Shoffner) Davis.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1904;
circuit judge in Tennessee, 1910-18; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1919-33; defeated,
1932; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1933-49; died in office 1949; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1935, 1940, 1945.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
23, 1949 (age 73 years, 260
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Tullahoma, Tenn.
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Paul Rand Dixon (1913-1996) —
also known as Paul R. Dixon —
of Washington,
D.C.; Brentwood, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., September
29, 1913.
Son of James David Dixon and Sarah (Munn) Dixon.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1961-81; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1961-69, 1976.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Alpha
Tau Omega; American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Died May 2,
1996 (age 82 years, 216
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lee Douglas (1885-1959) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Belle Meade, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., May 23,
1885.
Son of Byrd Douglas and Adelaide (Gaines) Douglas.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1914-22; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1924,
1940
(alternate); president, Nashville and Decatur Railroad.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Newcomen
Society; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died August
17, 1959 (age 74 years, 86
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, January
30, 1929, to Elizabeth (Keith) Caldwell (died
1932). |
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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; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1965-88; died in
office 1988; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Tennessee, 1972.
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.
Son of Myrtie (Goodson) Evins and James
Edgar Evins.
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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John Charles Floyd (1858-1930) —
also known as John C. Floyd —
of Yellville, Marion
County, Ark.
Born in Sparta, White
County, Tenn., April 14,
1858.
Son of John Wesley Floyd and Eliza Jane (Snodgrass) Floyd.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1889; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1905-15.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Yellville, Marion
County, Ark., November
4, 1930 (age 72 years, 204
days).
Interment at Layton
Cemetery, Yellville, Ark.
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Abe Fortas (1910-1982) —
also known as "Fiddlin' Abe Fortas" —
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., June 19,
1910.
Lawyer;
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1965-69.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; Order of the
Coif; Federal
Bar Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 5,
1982 (age 71 years, 290
days).
Cremated.
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William Little Frierson (1868-1953) —
also known as William L. Frierson —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Shelbyville, Bedford
County, Tenn., September
3, 1868.
Son of Robert Payne Frierson (1843-1893) and Mary (Little) Frierson.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1905-07; U.S. Solicitor General,
1920-21.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., May 25,
1953 (age 84 years, 264
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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George Copeland Hawkins, Jr. (1918-1991) —
also known as George C. Hawkins, Jr. —
of Gadsden, Etowah
County, Ala.
Born in Elora, Lincoln
County, Tenn., December
4, 1918.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1948;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives; elected 1950, 1954; candidate in
primary for Governor of
Alabama, 1958; member of Alabama
state senate; elected 1962; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bar Association.
Died, of kidney
failure, August 9,
1991 (age 72 years, 248
days).
Interment at Forrest
Cemetery, Gadsden, Ala.
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Emil William Henry (b. 1929) —
also known as E. William Henry —
of Tennessee; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., March 4,
1929.
Son of John Phillips Henry and Elizabeth (Tschudy) Henry.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member, Federal Communications
Commission, 1962-66; chair, Federal Communications
Commission, 1963-66.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Chi Psi.
Still living as of 1967.
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Carey Estes Kefauver (1903-1963) —
also known as Estes Kefauver —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born near Madisonville, Monroe
County, Tenn., July 26,
1903.
Son of Robert Cooke Kefauver and Phredonia (Estes) Kefauver.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1939-49; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1944
(alternate), 1952;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1949-63; died in office 1963; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1952,
1956;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
American Bar Association; Rotary; Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Political Science Association; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from a ruptured
abdominal aortic aneurysm, at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., August
10, 1963 (age 60 years, 15
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Monroe County, Tenn.
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John Davis Larkins, Jr. (1909-1990) —
also known as John D. Larkins, Jr. —
of Trenton, Jones
County, N.C.
Born in Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn., June 8,
1909.
Son of John D. Larkins and Emma (Cooper) Larkins.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1936-44, 1948-54; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1944,
1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; secretary of
North Carolina Democratic Party, 1952-54; North Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1954-58; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1958-60; candidate for
nomination for Governor of
North Carolina, 1960; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1967.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Woodmen;
American Bar Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died February
16, 1990 (age 80 years, 253
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hugh Allen Locke (b. 1885) —
also known as Hugh A. Locke —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Fayette
County, Tenn., February
9, 1885.
Son of Robert Locke and Susanna F. (Crenshaw) Locke.
Lawyer;
Independent candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1930.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mitchell Long (b. 1889) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn., November
15, 1889.
Son of William B. Long and Eliza (McGoldrick) Long.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1924; chair of
Knox County Democratic Party, 1926-28; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Tennessee, 1928,
1944;
Tennessee
Democratic state chair, 1937.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leland Clure Morton (1916-1998) —
also known as L. Clure Morton —
of Tennessee.
Born in Fountain City (now part of Knoxville), Knox
County, Tenn., February
20, 1916.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1970-84.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died at University of Tennessee Hospital,
Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., April 11,
1998 (age 82 years, 50
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Herron Carney Pearson (1890-1953) —
also known as Herron C. Pearson —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Taylor, Williamson
County, Tex., July 31,
1890.
Son of John Lafayette Pearson and Annie (Herron) Pearson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1935-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., April 24,
1953 (age 62 years, 267
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.
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Henry Frazier Reams (1897-1971) —
also known as Frazier Reams —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., January
15, 1897.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1928
(alternate), 1940,
1944,
1948,
1956;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1951-55.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., September
15, 1971 (age 74 years, 243
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
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Brazilla Carroll Reece (1889-1961) —
also known as B. Carroll Reece —
of Butler, Johnson
County, Tenn.; Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn.
Born in a log
cabin near Butler, Johnson
County, Tenn., December
22, 1889.
Son of John Isaac Reece and Sarah E. (Maples) Reece.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; lawyer; banker; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1921-31, 1933-47,
1951-61; died in office 1961; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Tennessee, 1932,
1944,
1948
(speaker),
1956;
member of Republican
National Committee from Tennessee, 1939-40; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1946-48; Tennessee
Republican state chair, 1958.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Economic Association; Delta
Sigma Pi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1961
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Monte
Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Tenn.
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Allan Douglas Sanford (b. 1869) —
also known as Allan Sanford —
of Waco, McLennan
County, Tex.
Born in Covington, Tipton
County, Tenn., July 3,
1869.
Son of William Sanford and Elizabeth (Douglas) Sanford.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Waco, Tex., 1903; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Burial
location unknown.
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Luke E. Terry (b. 1916) —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Oneida, Scott
County, Tenn., August
21, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1957-58, 1971-76 (Berkeley
County 1957-58, 1st District 1971-74, 35th District 1975-76);
defeated, 1958.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
American Bar Association; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; United
Commercial Travelers; Rotary.
Still living as of 1976.
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Jere Taylor Tipton (b. 1894) —
also known as Jere Tipton —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Covington, Tipton
County, Tenn., October
10, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1948.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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