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Thomas Hughlon Akin (1904-1943) —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Trezevant, Carroll
County, Tenn., May 8,
1904.
Son of Luther Adolphus Akin and Caroline Lucinda (Jones) Akin.
Democrat. Linotype
operator; lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1937-39.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., August
16, 1943 (age 39 years, 100
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.
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Frank Clifford Bruton (b. 1905) —
also known as Frank C. Bruton —
of Burkesville, Cumberland
County, Ky.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., February
22, 1905.
Son of Frank William Bruton and Vallie (Ross) Bruton.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 38th District, 1934-35.
Christian.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Lee Cummings (b. 1891) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in McMinnville, Warren
County, Tenn., May 1,
1891.
Son of William Martin Cummings and Mary Josephine (Brewer) Cummings.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Nashville, Tenn., 1938-47.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Eagles; Junior
Order; Civitan.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Coleman Foster (1769-1844) —
also known as Robert C. Foster —
of Tennessee.
Born in Virginia, July 8,
1769.
Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1803-07; Speaker of
the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1805-07; member of
Tennessee
state senate, 1809-15, 1825-27; Speaker of
the Tennessee State Senate, 1813-15, 1825-27; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1815, 1817.
Christian.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., September
27, 1844 (age 75 years, 81
days).
Interment at Nashville
City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Charles L. Heaberlin (b. 1883) —
of Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Hancock
County, Tenn., February
12, 1883.
Son of T. J. Heaberlin and Emmaline Heaberlin.
Insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1917-18,
1925-27; resigned 1927; West Virginia Compensation Commissioner.
Christian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1906
to Elizabeth Shumate. |
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William Cannon Houston (1852-1931) —
also known as William C. Houston —
of Woodbury, Cannon
County, Tenn.
Born in Bedford
County, Tenn., March 17,
1852.
Democrat. Member of Tennessee state legislature, 1876, 1880;
Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1888;
state court judge in Tennessee, 1894; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1905-19.
Christian.
Died in 1931
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Woodbury, Tenn.
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Hugh Barton Lindsay (b. 1856) —
also known as Hugh B. Lindsay —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Campbell
County, Tenn., November
5, 1856.
Son of Cornelius Storms Lindsay and Voleltine (Bowling) Lindsay.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1889-93;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1924.
Christian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1883
to Sarah Elizabeth Foster. |
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Harry Hill McAlister (1875-1959) —
also known as Hill McAlister —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., July 15,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1911-13; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1916;
Tennessee
Democratic state chair, 1918-20; Tennessee
state treasurer, 1919-27, 1931-33; Governor of
Tennessee, 1933-37.
Christian.
Died October
30, 1959 (age 84 years, 107
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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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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George N. Tillman (b. 1851) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Bedford
County, Tenn., January
23, 1851.
Son of Lewis Tillman and Mary Catherine (Davidson) Tillman.
Republican. Lawyer;
vice-president, Merchants' Bank,
Nashville; general counsel, Nashville & Decatur Railroad;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1873-74; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1896, 1908; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Tennessee, 1900.
Christian.
Burial
location unknown.
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