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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; married,
August
8, 1935, to Nancy Paterson Pigott.
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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Chambers Kellar (b. 1867) —
of Lead, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., March 4,
1867.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from South Dakota, 1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Keller (b. 1964) —
also known as Ric Keller —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn., September
5, 1964.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Florida 8th District, 2001-.
Still living as of 2009.
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Austin Augustus King (1802-1870) —
also known as Austin A. King —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.; Richmond, Ray
County, Mo.
Born in Sullivan
County, Tenn., September
21, 1802.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Black
Hawk War; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1834-36; circuit judge in
Missouri, 1837-48, 1862-63; Governor of
Missouri, 1848-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Missouri, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1863-65; defeated,
1852, 1864.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., April 22,
1870 (age 67 years, 213
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Ray County, Mo.; reinterment at Richmond
Cemetery, Richmond, Mo.
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William Rufus Landrum (b. 1877) —
also known as W. R. Landrum —
of Trenton, Gibson
County, Tenn.
Born in Dyer, Gibson
County, Tenn., June 23,
1877.
Son of William H. Landrum and Amanda (Rogers) Landrum; married, March 18,
1908, to Alice Ryan Brett.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Tennessee, 1924,
1928.
Methodist.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Powless William Lanier (b. 1885) —
also known as Powless W. Lanier —
of Covington, Tipton
County, Tenn.; Jamestown, Stutsman
County, N.Dak.
Born in Fulton, Lauderdale
County, Tenn., March 7,
1885.
Son of Isaac Hill Lanier and Ellen (Cooper) Lanier; married, December
28, 1910, to Mary Louise Roberts.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1911-12; juvenile court judge in
Tennessee, 1913-15; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Dakota, 1928,
1932;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1932; U.S.
Attorney for North Dakota, 1933-54.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kappa
Sigma.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dick Latta Lansden (1869-1924) —
also known as Dick Lansden —
of Sparta, White
County, Tenn.; Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn.
Born in Bakers Crossroads, White
County, Tenn., May 15,
1869.
Son of Hugh Hill Lansden (1837-1902) and Lee Ann (McGee) Lansden
(1840-1934); married, November
16, 1895, to Helen Jane Snodgrass (1875-1962); father of Dick
Latta Lansden, Jr..
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1910-16.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died August
10, 1924 (age 55 years, 87
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Cookeville, 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; married, March 15,
1930, to Pauline Murrill.
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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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; married 1828 to Elritta
Smith; married 1833 to
Elizabeth Richey; married 1857 to Mary
Gattis.
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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John McCormick Lea (1818-1903) —
also known as John M. Lea —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., December
25, 1818.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1842-44; mayor
of Nashville, Tenn., 1848-50; circuit judge in Tennessee.
Presbyterian.
Died in Monteagle, Grundy
County, Tenn., September
21, 1903 (age 84 years, 270
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Luke Lea (1879-1945) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., April 12,
1879.
Great-grandson of Luke
Lea (1783-1851); son of Overton Lea and Ella (Cocke) Lea;
married, November
1, 1906, to Mary Louise Warner.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; founder of the Nashville Tennesseean; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1911-17; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1912
(speaker);
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen.
Died November
18, 1945 (age 66 years, 220
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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E. F. Lester (b. 1871) —
Born in Lebanon, Wilson
County, Tenn., August 7,
1871.
Son of Preston S. Lester and Elizabeth (Crutchfield) Lester; married,
April
29, 1902, to Buelah Collier.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Oklahoma 5th District,
1918-24; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1924-31; chief
justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1931.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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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;
married 1883
to Sarah Elizabeth Foster.
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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Benjamin Horsley Littleton (1889-1966) —
also known as Benjamin H. Littleton —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Weatherford, Parker
County, Tex., August
27, 1889.
Son of Thomas Jefferson Littleton and Anna (McNutt) Littleton.
Lawyer; Judge of
U.S. Court of Claims, 1929-58.
Died July 6,
1966 (age 76 years, 313
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Martin Wiley Littleton (1872-1934) —
also known as Martin W. Littleton —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born near Kingston, Roane
County, Tenn., February
12, 1872.
Son of Thomas Jefferson Littleton and Hannah (Ingraham) Littleton;
married, December
1, 1896, to Maude Elizabeth Wilson.
Democrat. Lawyer; borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1904-05; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1911-13.
Died in Mineola, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., December
19, 1934 (age 62 years, 310
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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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; married, October
12, 1921, to Mabel Plosser.
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; married, February
20, 1923, to Katie Lee Lockett.
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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Joseph Carlton Loser (1892-1984) —
also known as J. Carlton Loser —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., October
1, 1892.
Son of Henry J. Loser and Willie M. (McConnico) Loser.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1944,
1952,
1960;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1956;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1957-63.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Kiwanis.
Died July 31,
1984 (age 91 years, 304
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Nashville, Tenn.
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Oscar Byrd Lovette (1871-1934) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Greeneville, Greene
County, Tenn., December
20, 1871.
Republican. Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1895-97; lawyer; bank
president; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1931-33; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1932.
Died in Greeneville, Greene
County, Tenn., July 6,
1934 (age 62 years, 198
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Greeneville, Tenn.
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Horace Harmon Lurton (1844-1914) —
of Clarksville, Montgomery
County, Tenn.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Newport, Campbell
County, Ky., February
26, 1844.
Son of Lycurgus L. Lurton and Sarah (Harmon) Lurton; married 1867 to Frances
Owen.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
justice
of Tennessee state supreme court, 1886-93; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1893-1909; law
professor; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1909-14; died in office 1914.
Episcopalian.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., July 12,
1914 (age 70 years, 136
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Clarksville, Tenn.
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Robert Bruce Macon (1859-1925) —
also known as Robert B. Macon —
of Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark.
Born near Trenton, Phillips
County, Ark., July 6,
1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1883-87; prosecuting attorney,
1st Circuit, 1898-1902; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1903-13.
Died in Marvell, Phillips
County, Ark., October
9, 1925 (age 66 years, 95
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Horace Atlee Mann (1866-1934) —
also known as Horace A. Mann; "Mystery
Mann" —
of Greeneville, Greene
County, Tenn.; Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in McMinn
County, Tenn., February
26, 1866.
Son-in-law of Louis
Alexander Gratz; grandfather of John
Kimbrell Mann.
Lawyer; road
contractor; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1897-1901.
Methodist;
later Catholic.
English
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Southern campaign manager for Herbert
Hoover in 1928, but split with Hoover after he was elected
President.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., March 15,
1934 (age 68 years, 17
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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John Leake Marling (1825-1856) —
also known as John L. Marling —
of Tennessee.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., December
22, 1825.
Son of Samuel Marling and Charlotte (Leake) Marling; married 1850 to Mary
March.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S. Minister to Guatamala, 1854-56.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., October
16, 1856 (age 30 years, 299
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Hardin Marr (c.1820-1892) —
also known as Robert H. Marr —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Tennessee, about 1820.
Married, February
7, 1850, to Mary Eliza Jane Marr.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Louisiana, 1876
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., April 18,
1892 (age about 72
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Martin (1833-1913) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born near Hartsville, Wilson
County, Tenn., November
12, 1833.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kansas
Democratic State Central Committee, 1864-84; Kansas
Democratic state chair, 1870-84; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1871-75; candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1876, 1888; district judge in Kansas, 1883-85; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1886; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1893-95; defeated, 1877.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., September
3, 1913 (age 79 years, 295
days).
Interment at Topeka
Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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Harlan Mathews (b. 1927) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Sumiton, Walker
County, Ala., January
17, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; Tennessee
state treasurer, 1975-86; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1992,
1996;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1993-94; appointed 1993.
Still living as of 2002.
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Naomi Caplan Matusow (b. 1938) —
also known as Naomi Matusow —
of Bedford, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., October
31, 1938.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1988
(alternate), 2000;
member of New York
state assembly, 1993.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, Sierra
Club.
Still living as of 2000.
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William Gibbs McAdoo (1863-1941) —
also known as William G. McAdoo —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born near Marietta, Cobb
County, Ga., October
31, 1863.
Great-grandson of John
Floyd; son of William Gibbs McAdoo (1820-1849) and Mary Faith
(Floyd) McAdoo (1832-1913); married, November
18, 1885, to Sarah Houston Fleming (1867-1912); married, May 7,
1914, to Eleanor Randolph Wilson (1889-1967; daughter of Woodrow
Wilson); married, September
14, 1935, to Doris Isabel Cross (1909-2005).
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner with William
McAdoo (no relation); attorney for railroads;
president, Hudson & Manhattan Railroad
Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904,
1912;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1912; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1913-18; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920,
1924;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1932,
1936;
U.S.
Senator from California, 1933-38; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1937.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
1, 1941 (age 77 years, 93
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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.
Second great-grandson of William
Blount; married, November
27, 1901, to Louise Jackson.
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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William King McAlister (c.1850-1923) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born about 1850.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Tennessee; justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1893.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., May 16,
1923 (age about 73
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth Douglas McKellar (1869-1957) —
also known as Kenneth D. McKellar —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Richmond, Dallas
County, Ala., January
29, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1904;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1908,
1920,
1936,
1940,
1944;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1911-17; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1917-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died October
25, 1957 (age 88 years, 269
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.; statue at Tri-Cities
Regional Airport, Near Blountville, Sullivan County, Tenn.
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James Clark McReynolds (1862-1946) —
also known as James C. McReynolds —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Elkton, Todd
County, Ky., February
3, 1862.
Lawyer; university
professor; U.S.
Attorney General, 1913-14; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1914-41; took senior status 1941.
Disciples
of Christ.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
24, 1946 (age 84 years, 202
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Elkton, Ky.
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John Ridley Mitchell (1877-1962) —
also known as John R. Mitchell —
of Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn.
Born in Livingston, Overton
County, Tenn., September
26, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1925-31; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1931-39; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1938.
Died in Crossville, Cumberland
County, Tenn., February
26, 1962 (age 84 years, 153
days).
Interment at Green
Acres Memorial Gardens, Crossville, Tenn.
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John Austin Moon (1855-1921) —
also known as John A. Moon —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Albemarle
County, Va., April 22,
1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1888; circuit judge in
Tennessee, 1889-94; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1897-1921; defeated,
1920; died in office 1921; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1900.
Died June 26,
1921 (age 66 years, 65
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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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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John Paul Murphy (1857-1925) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Bulls Gap, Hawkins
County, Tenn., 1857.
Lawyer; member of Tennessee state legislature; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1904.
Died in 1925
(age about
68 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Jefferson Murray (1894-1971) —
also known as Tom J. Murray —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., August 1,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
chair
of Madison County Democratic Party, 1924-33; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1928,
1932,
1936;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1943-67 (8th District 1943-53, 7th
District 1953-67).
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., November
28, 1971 (age 77 years, 119
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.
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Benjamin Duke Nabers (1812-1878) —
also known as Benjamin D. Nabers —
of Hickory Flat, Benton
County, Miss.; Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.; Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss.
Born in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., November
7, 1812.
Son of Franklin Neighbours and Sarah (McLaughlin) Neighbours;
married, November
3, 1838, to Rebecca A. Mason.
Merchant;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 1851-53;
Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1860.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss., September
6, 1878 (age 65 years, 303
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Holly Springs, Miss.
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John Randolph Neal (1836-1889) —
also known as John R. Neal —
of Rhea Springs, Rhea
County, Tenn.
Born near Clinton, Anderson
County, Tenn., November
26, 1836.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1874; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1878-81; Speaker of
the Tennessee State Senate, 1879-81; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1885-89.
Died in Rhea Springs, Rhea
County, Tenn., March 26,
1889 (age 52 years, 120
days).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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William Allen Northcott (1854-1917) —
also known as William A. Northcott —
of Greenville, Bond
County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn., January
28, 1854.
Son of Robert Saunders Northcott (Civil War general) and Mary
(Cunningham) Northcott; son-in-law of Nathaniel
S. Dresser; married, September
11, 1882, to Ada R. Stoutzenberg; brother of Elliott
Northcott.
Republican. Lawyer; Bond
County State's Attorney, 1882-92; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1897-1905; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1904;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1905-14;
president, Inter-Ocean Casualty
Co.
Episcopalian.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died January
25, 1917 (age 62 years, 363
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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S. Watkins Overton (b. 1894) —
also known as Watkins Overton —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., June 5,
1894.
Son of Watkins Overton and May (Hill) Overton; married, January
18, 1937, to Bessie Ganong.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1925; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1927; mayor of
Memphis, Tenn., 1928-39, 1949-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Phi
Delta Phi; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lemuel Phillips Padgett (1855-1922) —
also known as Lemuel P. Padgett —
of Columbia, Maury
County, Tenn.
Born in Columbia, Maury
County, Tenn., November
28, 1855.
Son of John B. Padgett and Rebecca Ophelia (Phillips) Padgett;
married, November
11, 1880, to Ida B. Latta.
Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1884;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1899-1900; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1901-22; died in
office 1922.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August 2,
1922 (age 66 years, 247
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tenn.
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David Trotter Patterson (1818-1891) —
also known as David T. Patterson —
of Greeneville, Greene
County, Tenn.
Born in Cedar Creek, Greene
County, Tenn., February
28, 1818.
Married 1857
to Martha Johnson (daughter of Andrew
Johnson).
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1854-63; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1866-69.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Afton, Greene
County, Tenn., November
3, 1891 (age 73 years, 248
days).
Interment at Andrew
Johnson National Cemetery, Greeneville, Tenn.
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Malcolm Rice Patterson (1861-1935) —
also known as Malcolm R. Patterson —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Somerville, Morgan
County, Ala., June 7,
1861.
Son of Josephine (Rice) Patterson and Josiah
Patterson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Shelby
County District Attorney, 1894-1900; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1901-06; resigned
1906; Governor of
Tennessee, 1907-11.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., March 8,
1935 (age 73 years, 274
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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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; married, June 23,
1915, to Evelyn Pearcy.
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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James Blackwood Pearson (b. 1920) —
also known as James B. Pearson —
of Shawnee Mission, Johnson
County, Kan.; Prairie Village, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., May 7,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; probate judge in Kansas, 1954-56; member of Kansas
state senate 10th District, 1956-60; Kansas
Republican state chair, 1960; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1962-78; resigned 1978.
Still living as of 2001.
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Austin Peay IV (1876-1927) —
also known as "The Maker of Modern
Tennessee" —
of Clarksville, Montgomery
County, Tenn.
Born in Christian
County, Ky., June 1,
1876.
Son of Austin Peay and Cornelia Frances (Leavell) Peay; married, September
19, 1895, to Sallie Hurst; father of Austin
Peay V.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1901-05; Tennessee
Democratic state chair, 1905; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1916
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1924;
Governor
of Tennessee, 1923-27; died in office 1927.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, at the Governor's
Residence, Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., October
2, 1927 (age 51 years, 123
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Clarksville, Tenn.
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Le Roy Percy (1860-1929) —
of Greenville, Washington
County, Miss.
Born near Greenville, Washington
County, Miss., November
9, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Mississippi, 1892;
U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1910-13.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., December
24, 1929 (age 69 years, 45
days).
Interment at Greenville
Cemetery, Greenville, Miss.
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Marlin T. Phelps (b. 1880) —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Dunlap, Sequatchie
County, Tenn., October
9, 1880.
Son of William A. Phelps and Rebecca (Johnson) Phelps; married, September
14, 1910, to Margaret Louise Nelson (died 1953).
Lawyer; superior court judge in Arizona, 1923-49; justice of
Arizona state supreme court, 1949-; chief
justice of Arizona Supreme Court, 1954-55, 1959-60.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Moose; John
Birch Society.
Burial
location unknown.
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Howell L. Pickett (1847-1914) —
of Tennessee; New Mexico; Tombstone, Cochise
County, Ariz.
Born in Wilson
County, Tenn., August
13, 1847.
Son of H. W. Pickett and Jane (Greer) Pickett; brother of Edward
Bradford Pickett.
Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives.
Died, from colon
cancer, in Tombstone, Cochise
County, Ariz., July 12,
1914 (age 66 years, 333
days).
Interment somewhere
in Tombstone, Ariz.
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Rice Alexander Pierce (1848-1936) —
of Union City, Obion
County, Tenn.
Born in Dresden, Weakley
County, Tenn., July 3,
1848.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1883-85, 1889-93,
1897-1905.
Died in Union City, Obion
County, Tenn., July 12,
1936 (age 88 years, 9
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Union City, Tenn.
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James Knox Polk (1795-1849) —
also known as James K. Polk; "Young Hickory";
"Napoleon of the Stump" —
of Tennessee.
Born near Little Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
2, 1795.
Nephew by marriage of Thomas
Jones Hardeman; third cousin once removed of Charles
Polk; first cousin of William
Polk Dobson; married, January
1, 1824, to Sarah Childress; fourth cousin of Trusten
Polk; brother of William
Hawkins Polk; second cousin by marriage of George
Davis; uncle and adoptive father of Marshall
Tate Polk; second cousin twice removed of Frank
Lyon Polk.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1823-25; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1825-39 (6th District 1825-33, 9th
District 1833-39); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1835-39; Governor of
Tennessee, 1839-41; President
of the United States, 1845-49.
Presbyterian
or Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of cholera,
in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 15,
1849 (age 53 years, 225
days).
Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in
1891 at Tennessee
State Capitol Grounds, Nashville, Tenn.
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Polk counties in Ark., Fla., Ga., Iowa, Minn., Mo., Neb., Ore., Tenn., Tex. and Wis. are
named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: James
Knox Polk Hall
— James
P. Latta
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| | | Cross-reference: Aaron
V. Brown — John
Charles Frémont |
| | | See also Polk-Ashe
family of North Carolina |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about James K. Polk: Sam W.
Haynes, James
K. Polk and the Expansionist Impulse — Paul H.
Bergeron, The
Presidency of James K. Polk — Thomas M. Leonard, James
K. Polk : A Clear and Unquestionable Destiny — Eugene
Irving McCormac, James
K. Polk: A Political Biography to the Prelude to War
1795-1845 — Eugene Irving McCormac, James
K. Polk: A Political Biography to the End of a Career
1845-1849 — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings
Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American
History — John Seigenthaler, James
K. Polk: 1845 - 1849 |
| | | Image source: Portrait &
Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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James Pinckney Pope (1884-1966) —
also known as James P. Pope —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born near Jonesboro, Jackson
Parish, La., March 31,
1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Idaho, 1924,
1936;
mayor
of Boise, Idaho, 1929-33; resigned 1933; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1933-39.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in Alexandria,
Va., January
23, 1966 (age 81 years, 298
days).
Interment at Lynnhurst
Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Alan M. Prewitt (b. 1893) —
of Bolivar, Hardeman
County, Tenn.
Born in Grand Junction, Hardeman
County, Tenn., February
1, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1916;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Tennessee
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1925; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1940;
justice
of Tennessee state supreme court, 1942-.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Paine Paige Prim (b. 1822) —
also known as P. P. Prim —
of Jackson
County, Ore.
Born in Tennessee, 1822.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Jackson County,
1857; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1859-80; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1864-66, 1870-72, 1876-78.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jeter Connelly Pritchard (1857-1921) —
also known as Jeter C. Pritchard —
of Marshall, Madison
County, N.C.
Born in Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn., July 12,
1857.
Father of George
Moore Pritchard.
Republican. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1884-86, 1890;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1888; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1892; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1895-1903; justice of
District of Columbia supreme court, 1903-04; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1904-21; died in
office 1921.
Died April 10,
1921 (age 63 years, 272
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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Bill Purcell —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Married to Debbie Miller.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1986-96; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Tennessee, 2000;
speaker, 1996;
mayor
of Nashville, Tenn., 2000-.
Still living as of 2007.
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