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John Overall Anderson (b. 1906) —
also known as John O. Anderson —
of Silver Point, Putnam
County, Tenn.
Born in Silver Point, Putnam
County, Tenn., March 5,
1906.
Republican. Farmer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Tennessee, 1944;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1948,
1952.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John DeWitt Clinton Atkins (1825-1908) —
of Paris, Henry
County, Tenn.
Born near Manly's Chapel, Henry
County, Tenn., June 4,
1825.
Son of John Atkins and Sarah (Manley) Atkins.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1849-51; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1857; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1857-59, 1873-83 (9th District
1857-59, 7th District 1873-75, 8th District 1875-83); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1860;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1860;
colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Delegate
from Tennessee to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
Representative
from Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; Presidential
Elector for Tennessee, 1884;
U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1885-88.
Died in Paris, Henry
County, Tenn., June 2,
1908 (age 82 years, 364
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Paris, Tenn.
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Albert Alexander Banks (1923-2001) —
also known as "Shug" —
of Blytheville, Mississippi
County, Ark.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., March 7,
1923.
Democrat. Farmer; banker;
county judge in Arkansas, 1961-81; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1964,
1968.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, at Blytheville, Mississippi
County, Ark., October
10, 2001 (age 78 years, 217
days).
Interment at Bassett
Cemetery, Bassett, Ark.
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J. H. Brattain (b. 1813) —
of Linn
County, Ore.
Born in Tennessee, 1813.
Democrat. Farmer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Linn County, 1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tommy Burks (1940-1998) —
of near Monterey, Putnam
County, Tenn.
Born in Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn., May 22,
1940.
Son of Walter Fred Burks and Christine Gilliam Burks.
Farmer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1971-78; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1979-98; died in office 1998.
Church
of Christ. Member, Lions; Farm
Bureau.
Shot
and killed in
his pickup
truck by his opponent for re-election, Byron
Low Tax Looper, near Monterey, Cumberland
County, Tenn., October
19, 1998 (age 58 years, 150
days).
Interment at Crestlawn
Memorial Cemetery, Cookeville, Tenn.
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Henry Christian Augustus Damm (1874-1929) —
also known as Henry C. A. Damm —
of Sewanee, Franklin
County, Tenn.
Born in West Bloomfield, Waushara
County, Wis., January
19, 1874.
Son of Conrad Damm and Maria (Markworth) Damm.
Orange grower; school
teacher; U.S. Consul in Cornwall, 1909-12; Stettin, 1912-15; Aix-la-Chapelle, 1915-17; Stavanger, 1917-18, 1919; Christiania, 1918; Copenhagen, 1919-20; Malaga, 1920-21; Valencia, 1921-22; Nogales, 1922-29, died in office 1929.
Episcopalian.
Died in Nogales, Sonora,
August
24, 1929 (age 55 years, 217
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1902
to Alice Mary Ann Purdue. |
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James Wesley Duncan (1868-1933) —
also known as J. W. Duncan —
of Kaufman, Kaufman
County, Tex.
Born in Claiborne
County, Tenn., December
18, 1868.
Son of William Marshall Duncan (1848-1919) and Sarah Jane (Simmons)
Duncan (1851-1918).
Republican. Farmer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Texas, 1924,
1932.
Died in Kaufman
County, Tex., December
31, 1933 (age 65 years, 13
days).
Interment at Kaufman
Cemetery, Kaufman, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of William Marshall Duncan (1848-1919) and Sarah Jane (Simmons)
Duncan (1851-1918); married, October
27, 1887, to Martha Jane Lewis (1870-1911); married to Ethel Land
(1882-1951). |
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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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Frederick S. Heiskell (1786-1882) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., 1786.
Newspaper
publisher; farmer; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1835.
Died in 1882
(age about
96 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Hamilton Latimer (c.1800-1877) —
also known as Albert H. Latimer —
of Texas.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., about 1800.
Son of James L. Latimer and Jane (Hamilton) Latimer.
Republican. Lawyer;
planter; delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Red River, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1840-42; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; member of Texas
state senate, 1849-51; Texas state
comptroller, 1865-66; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1866; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1869; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1869; district judge in Texas 8th District,
1870-72.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Clarksville, Red River
County, Tex., January
27, 1877 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Clarksville
Cemetery, Clarksville, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of James L. Latimer and Jane (Hamilton) Latimer; married 1828 to Elritta
Smith; married 1833 to
Elizabeth Richey; married 1857 to Mary
Gattis. |
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Claudius B. Miller (1824-1917) —
also known as "Uncle Claudius" —
of Unionville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Hickman
County, Tenn., December
1, 1824.
Farmer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member
of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1870-72.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Unionville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, March 14,
1917 (age 92 years, 103
days).
Interment at Unionville
Cemetery, Unionville, Iowa.
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John B. Nees (1804-1882) —
also known as John B. Neese —
of Clay
County, Ind.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., December
8, 1804.
Farmer; merchant;
sheriff;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1842-44.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry. Member, Grange.
Died in Poland, Clay
County, Ind., May 19,
1882 (age 77 years, 162
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Carroll Pitts (1814-1884) —
also known as William C. Pitts —
of Posey
County, Ind.
Born in Robertson
County, Tenn., May 11,
1814.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1861.
Died in Lynn Township, Posey
County, Ind., September
20, 1884 (age 70 years, 132
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ind.
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Nicholas Shrum (b. 1803) —
of Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Tennessee, 1803.
Democrat. Farmer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Marion County,
1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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John S. White (b. 1828) —
of Washington
County, Ore.
Born in Tennessee, 1828.
Republican. Farmer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Washington County,
1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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Newton Harris White (b. 1860) —
also known as Newton H. White —
of Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn.
Born in Giles
County, Tenn., September
2, 1860.
Son of Newton White (1814-1891) and Courtney Sivils (Gordon) White
(born 1825).
Democrat. Farmer; member, Tennessee Railroad Commission, 1897;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1899; Speaker of
the Tennessee State Senate, 1901-03, 1913-15; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Grandson of Thomas
K. Gordon; son of Newton White (1814-1891) and Courtney Sivils
(Gordon) White (born 1825); married, August 3,
1883, to Halle May Gardner. |
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Robert P. Whitesell (1860-1937) —
of Obion, Obion
County, Tenn.
Born in Fulton
County, Ky., May 11,
1860.
Son of Jesse Whitesell (1822-1892) and Sarah Ann Elizabeth (Wright)
Whitesell.
Democrat. Farmer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1916,
1924.
Died in Union City, Obion
County, Tenn., April 7,
1937 (age 76 years, 331
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Murray Wilson (1881-1967) —
also known as Thomas M. Wilson —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., July 29,
1881.
Son of Thomas Edmiston Wilson and Ellen (Murray) Wilson.
Farmer; banker;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Consul in Hankow, 1919-20; Madras, 1921-22; Bombay, 1922-23; U.S. Consul General in Sydney, 1938; U.S. Minister to Iraq, 1942.
Died in 1967
(age about
85 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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