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Labor Unions
Politician members in Tennessee

	General Lee Aderhold (1892-1975) — also known as G. L. Aderhold — of Etowah, McMinn County, Tenn. Born April 24, 1892. Republican. Railway conductor; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1949-50, 1955-64. Methodist. Member, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Died October 31, 1975 (age 83 years, 190 days). Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Etowah, Tenn.   Presumably named for: Robert E. Lee   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Glenn S. Anderson (b. 1954) — of Westland, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Carthage, Smith County, Tenn., February 8, 1954. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives 18th District; elected 2000. Member, Jaycees; United Auto Workers. Still living as of 2000.
	Michael James Lowrey (b. 1953) — also known as Michael J. Lowrey; "Orange Mike"; "Inali of Tanasi" — of Henderson, Chester County, Tenn.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in a hospital, Jackson, Madison County, Tenn., November 25, 1953. Democratic candidate for Tennessee state house of representatives, 1974; Citizens candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1980, 1984; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 2004. Baptist; later Quaker. Irish and Cherokee Indian ancestry. Member, Industrial Workers of the World; AFSCME; American Civil Liberties Union; National Organization for Women. Still living as of 2004.
	Fred Dalton Thompson (b. 1942) — also known as Fred Thompson — of Tennessee. Born in Sheffield, Colbert County, Ala., August 19, 1942. Son of Fletcher Thompson (died 1990) and Ruth Thompson. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1994-; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2008. Member, Screen Actors Guild. Became an actor when he played himself in the 1985 film Marie, and went on to appear in other films in 1985-94, including No Way Out, The Hunt for Red October, Cape Fear, and In the Line of Fire, as well as the television series Law and Order. Still living as of 2009.   Relatives: Son of Fletcher Thompson (died 1990) and Ruth Thompson; married, September 12, 1959, to Sarah Elizabeth Lindsey (divorced 1985); married, June 29, 2002, to Jeri Kehn.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile

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