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James Logan Delk (1887-1963) —
also known as James L. Delk —
of Missouri; Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Born in Fentress
County, Tenn., September
21, 1887.
Democrat. Pastor; candidate in primary for Governor of
Kentucky, 1959.
Pentecostal.
Died in Fentress
County, Tenn., April 9,
1963 (age 75 years, 200
days).
Interment at Davis
Cemetery, Fentress County, Tenn.
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James Philip Eagle (1837-1904) —
also known as James P. Eagle —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Maury
County, Tenn., August
10, 1837.
Son of James Eagle and Charity (Swaim) Eagle.
Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
minister; planter; delegate to
Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1874; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1884;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1889-93.
Baptist.
Died, of heart
failure, December
20, 1904 (age 67 years, 132
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Elmer Everett Gabbard (1890-1960) —
also known as Elmer E. Gabbard —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Buckhorn, Perry
County, Ky.
Born in Ricetown, Owsley
County, Ky., October
9, 1890.
Son of John L. Gabbard and Jaley (Reynolds) Gabbard.
Republican. Pastor; president,
Witherspoon College, Buckhorn, Ky., 1935-56; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1942, 1944; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1944,
1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died July 17,
1960 (age 69 years, 282
days).
Interment at Berea
Cemetery, Berea, Ky.
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Benjamin Lawson Hooks (b. 1925) —
also known as Benjamin L. Hooks —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., 1925.
Democrat. Lawyer;
pastor; state court judge in Tennessee, 1965; member, Federal Communications
Commission, 1972-77; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1996,
2000;
speaker, 1988;
Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1996.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Civil rights leader; friend and confidant of Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr.; recipient of the Spingarn
Medal in 1986.
Still living as of 2000.
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William Lloyd Imes (1889-1986) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., December
29, 1889.
Son of Benjamin A. Imes and Elizabeth (Wallace) Imes.
Minister; Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; president,
Knoxville College, 1943-47.
Presbyterian.
African
ancestry.
Died in 1986
(age about
96 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Johnson (1804-1882) —
of Blount
County, Ala.; Tuscaloosa
County, Ala.; Blanco
County, Tex.
Born in Knox
County, Tenn., June 15,
1804.
Methodist minister; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1832-33; member of Alabama
state senate, 1834, 1836.
Methodist.
Died in Blanco
County, Tex., December
17, 1882 (age 78 years, 185
days).
Interment at Old
Johnson Cemetery, Near Blanco, Blanco County, Tex.
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Ira Landrith (1865-1941) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Winona Lake, Kosciusko
County, Ind.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Milford, Ellis
County, Tex., March 23,
1865.
Son of Martin Luther Landrith and Mary M. (Groves) Landrith.
Presbyterian minister; president,
Belmont College, Nashville, 1904-12; president,
Ward-Belmont College, 1913-15; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1916; president, Intercollegiate
Prohibition Association, 1920-27; president, National Temperance
Council, 1928-31.
Presbyterian.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
11, 1941 (age 76 years, 202
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James McBride (1802-1875) —
also known as "Uncle Jim" —
of Oregon.
Born near Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., 1802.
Physician;
preacher; member
Oregon territorial council, 1850; U.S. Minister to Hawaiian Islands, 1863-66.
Died in St. Helens, Columbia
County, Ore., 1875
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, St. Helens, Ore.
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James H. Robinson (born c.1907) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., about 1907.
Liberal. Minister; candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1953.
Presbyterian.
African
ancestry.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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