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W. B. A. Ramsey (1799-1874) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., 1799.
Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; steamboat
business; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1838-39; secretary of
state of Tennessee, 1847-55.
Died in Davidson
County, Tenn., 1874
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Nashville
City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn (1882-1961) —
also known as Sam Rayburn —
of Bonham, Fannin
County, Tex.
Born in Kingston, Roane
County, Tenn., January
6, 1882.
Son of W. M. Rayburn and Martha (Waller) Rayburn.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1907-13; Speaker of
the Texas State House of Representatives, 1911-13; U.S.
Representative from Texas 4th District, 1913-61; died in office
1961; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1940-47, 1949-53, 1955-61; died in office 1961;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948
(Permanent
Chair; chair, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1956.
Died of cancer, in
Bonham, Fannin
County, Tex., November
16, 1961 (age 79 years, 314
days).
Interment at Willow
Wild Cemetery, Bonham, Tex.
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Henry Frazier Reams (1897-1971) —
also known as Frazier Reams —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., January
15, 1897.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1928
(alternate), 1940,
1944,
1948,
1956;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1951-55.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., September
15, 1971 (age 74 years, 243
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
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James Enoch Rector (b. 1882) —
also known as James E. Rector —
of Hot Springs, Madison
County, N.C.
Born in Tennessee, December
21, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Madison County, 1913.
Methodist.
Member, Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Brazilla Carroll Reece (1889-1961) —
also known as B. Carroll Reece —
of Butler, Johnson
County, Tenn.; Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn.
Born in a log
cabin near Butler, Johnson
County, Tenn., December
22, 1889.
Son of John Isaac Reece and Sarah E. (Maples) Reece; married, October
30, 1923, to Louise
Goff (daughter of Guy
Despard Goff).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; lawyer; banker; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1921-31, 1933-47,
1951-61; died in office 1961; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Tennessee, 1932,
1944,
1948
(speaker),
1956;
member of Republican
National Committee from Tennessee, 1939-40; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1946-48; Tennessee
Republican state chair, 1958.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Economic Association; Delta
Sigma Pi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1961
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Monte
Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Tenn.
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James Daniel Richardson (1843-1914) —
also known as James D. Richardson —
of Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn.
Born in Rutherford
County, Tenn., March 10,
1843.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1871-73; Speaker of
the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1871-73; member of
Tennessee
state senate, 1873-74; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1876,
1896,
1900;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1885-1905.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1914
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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Archibald Roane (c.1755-1819) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Derry, Lancaster
County, Pa., about 1755.
Lawyer; delegate to
Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; Governor of
Tennessee, 1801-03; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1811-14; justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1815-18.
Died in Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn., January
18, 1819 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Pleasant
Forest Cemetery, Farragut, Tenn.
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Albert Houston Roberts (1868-1946) —
also known as A. H. Roberts —
of Tennessee.
Born in Overton
County, Tenn., July 4,
1868.
Son of John A. Roberts and Sarah (Carlock) Roberts; married, May 16,
1889, to Nora Deane Bowden.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer; Governor of
Tennessee, 1919-21.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died June 25,
1946 (age 77 years, 356
days).
Interment at Livingston
City Cemetery, Livingston, Tenn.
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Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson (1820-1879) —
of Salado, Bell
County, Tex.
Born in Giles
County, Tenn., August
23, 1820.
Son of Sterling
Clack Robertson and Frances (King) Robertson; married, July 29,
1846, to Eliza Hamer (died 1852); married, November
8, 1852, to Mary Elizabeth Dickey.
Democrat. Texas
Republic Postmaster General, 1839; lawyer; delegate
to Texas secession convention, 1861; delegate to
Texas state constitutional convention, 1875.
Methodist.
Died in Salado, Bell
County, Tex., October
8, 1879 (age 59 years, 46
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Bell County, Tex.
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William Hepburn Russell (b. 1857) —
of Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., May 17,
1857.
Son of Daniel L. Russell and Matilda (Richmond) Russell; married, June 23,
1880, to Mary Gushert.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; general attorney, Louisville, New Albany
and Chicago Railroad;
Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1892.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Charles Salmon (1868-1925) —
of Columbia, Maury
County, Tenn.
Born near Paris, Henry
County, Tenn., April 3,
1868.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1923-25.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 13,
1925 (age 57 years, 40
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tenn.
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Allan Douglas Sanford (b. 1869) —
also known as Allan Sanford —
of Waco, McLennan
County, Tex.
Born in Covington, Tipton
County, Tenn., July 3,
1869.
Son of William Sanford and Elizabeth (Douglas) Sanford; married, January
30, 1900, to Mary Stella Shepard; married, November
11, 1903, to Frances Boddie.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Waco, Tex., 1903; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Terry Sanford (1865-1930) —
also known as Edward T. Sanford —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., July 23,
1865.
Son of Edward Jackson Sanford; brother of Louise Sanford (who married
Hubert
Frederick Fisher).
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Tennessee, 1908-23; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1923-30.
Episcopalian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 8,
1930 (age 64 years, 228
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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John Houston Savage (1815-1904) —
of McMinnville, Warren
County, Tenn.
Born in McMinnville, Warren
County, Tenn., October
9, 1815.
Son of George Savage and Elizabeth (Kenner) Savage.
Democrat. Lawyer; Tennessee
state attorney general, 1842-47; Presidential Elector for
Tennessee, 1844;
colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1849-53, 1855-59;
colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1877-79, 1887.
Died April 5,
1904 (age 88 years, 179
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, McMinnville, Tenn.
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Lon Allen Scott (1888-1931) —
also known as Lon A. Scott —
of Savannah, Hardin
County, Tenn.
Born in Cypress Inn, Wayne
County, Tenn., September
25, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer; merchant;
real
estate business; lumber
business; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1913-17; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1924.
Member, Delta
Sigma Phi.
Died in 1931
(age about
42 years).
Interment at Savannah
Cemetery, Savannah, Tenn.
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William King Sebastian (1812-1865) —
also known as William K. Sebastian —
of Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark.
Born in Tennessee, 1812.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arkansas state legislature; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1848-61.
When the Civil War began, he left Washington but did not resign his
seat in the Senate; one of ten Southern
senators expelled
in absentia on July 11, 1861. Did not participate in the Confederacy
during the war; his expulsion from the Senate was posthumously
revoked in 1877.
Died in 1865
(age about
53 years).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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Ambrose Hundley Sevier (1801-1848) —
also known as Ambrose H. Sevier —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.; Lakeport, Chicot
County, Ark.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., November
4, 1801.
Grandnephew of John
Sevier; first cousin of Henry
Wharton Conway, James
Sevier Conway and Elias
Nelson Conway; brother-in-law of Robert
Ward Johnson; father of Anna Maria Sevier (who married Thomas
James Churchill).
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arkansas
territorial House of Representatives, 1823-27; Speaker
of Arkansas Territory House of Representatives, 1827; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Arkansas Territory, 1828-36; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1836-48; resigned 1848.
Died near Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., December
31, 1848 (age 47 years, 57
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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William Lewis Sharkey (1798-1873) —
of Mississippi.
Born in Tennessee, July 12,
1798.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; member
of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1828-29; circuit judge in
Mississippi, 1832; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1832-51; U.S. Consul in Havana, 1851-53; Governor of
Mississippi, 1865.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 30,
1873 (age 74 years, 261
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Jackson, Miss.
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Ebenezer J. Shields (1778-1846) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Elbert
County, Ga., December
22, 1778.
Whig. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1833-35; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1835-39;
Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1840.
Died near La Grange, Fayette
County, Tex., April 21,
1846 (age 67 years, 120
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Knight Shields (1858-1934) —
also known as John K. Shields —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Clinchdale, Grainger
County, Tenn., August
15, 1858.
Son of Judge James T. Shields and Elizabeth (Simpson) Shields;
married 1883
to Mary Fulkerson (died 1883); married, December
7, 1912, to Jeannette Swepson (Dodson) Cowan.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1896,
1904;
justice
of Tennessee state supreme court, 1902-13; chief
justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1910-13; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1913-25.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1934
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Highland
Memorial Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Thetus Willrette Sims (1852-1939) —
also known as Thetus W. Sims —
of Linden, Perry
County, Tenn.
Born in Wayne
County, Tenn., April 25,
1852.
Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1892;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1897-1921.
Died in 1939
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Joseph Humphrey Sloss (1826-1911) —
of Edwardsville, Madison
County, Ill.; Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala.
Born in Somerville, Morgan
County, Ala., October
12, 1826.
Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1858-59; served in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor of Tuscumbia, Alabama;
member of Alabama state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1871-75.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., January
27, 1911 (age 84 years, 107
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala.
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Otis M. Smith (1922-1994) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., February
20, 1922.
Democrat. Lawyer; Michigan
state auditor general, 1959-61; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1961-66; appointed 1961;
defeated, 1966; first
black member of the Michigan Supreme Court; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1967-71; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1968;
vice-president and general counsel of General
Motors.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Kiwanis.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 29,
1994 (age 72 years, 129
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Edward Snodgrass (1866-1936) —
of Crossville, Cumberland
County, Tenn.
Born near Sparta, White
County, Tenn., December
28, 1866.
Nephew of Henry
Clay Snodgrass.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1899-1903.
Died in Crossville, Cumberland
County, Tenn., August 3,
1936 (age 69 years, 219
days).
Interment at Crossville
City Cemetery, Crossville, Tenn.
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William Henry Sproul (1867-1932) —
also known as William H. Sproul —
of Sedan, Chautauqua
County, Kan.
Born near Livingston, Overton
County, Tenn., October
14, 1867.
Son of J. Q. A. Sproul and Lee Ann B. (Roberts) Sproul; married, August
27, 1894, to Kathryn Maynard.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1923-31.
Congregationalist.
Died December
27, 1932 (age 65 years, 74
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Sedan, Kan.
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Frederick Perry Stanton (1814-1894) —
also known as Frederick P. Stanton —
of Tennessee.
Born in Alexandria, D.C. (now Va.), December
22, 1814.
Son of Richard Stanton and Harriet (Perry) Stanton; brother of Richard
Henry Stanton; married to Jane Lanphier.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1845-55; secretary
of Kansas Territory, 1857; Governor of
Kansas Territory, 1857, 1857.
Died near Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., June 4,
1894 (age 79 years, 164
days).
Interment at South
Lake Weir Cemetery, South Lake Weir, Fla.
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William Graham Swan (1821-1869) —
also known as William G. Swan —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in 1821.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Tennessee; Tennessee
state attorney general, 1851; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1855-56; served in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; Representative
from Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Died April 18,
1869 (age about 47
years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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John S. Tanner (b. 1944) —
of Union City, Obion
County, Tenn.
Born in Halls, Lauderdale
County, Tenn., September
22, 1944.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1976-86; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1989-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Disciples
of Christ.
Still living as of 2009.
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Hugh M. Tate (1882-1938) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn., September
15, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Tennessee, 1912;
member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1930-37.
Member, Freemasons.
Died May 29,
1938 (age 55 years, 256
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Alexander Taylor (1848-1931) —
also known as Alfred A. Taylor —
of Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn.; Milligan College, Carter
County, Tenn.
Born in Happy Valley, Carter
County, Tenn., August 6,
1848.
Son of Nathaniel
Green Taylor and Emma (Haynes) Taylor; first cousin of Nathaniel
Edwin Harris; married, June 22,
1881, to Jennie Anderson; brother of Robert
Love Taylor.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1875-76; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1889-95; Governor of
Tennessee, 1921-23; defeated, 1886.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died November
25, 1931 (age 83 years, 111
days).
Interment at Monte
Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Tenn.
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James Willis Taylor (1880-1939) —
also known as J. Will Taylor —
of La Follette, Campbell
County, Tenn.
Born in Lead Mine Bend, Union
County, Tenn., August
28, 1880.
Son of James W. Taylor and Sarah Elizabeth (Rogers) Taylor.
Republican. Lawyer; postmaster;
mayor
of La Follette, Tenn., 1910-12; Tennessee Insurance Commissioner,
1913-14; Tennessee
Republican state chair, 1917-18; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1919-39; died in
office 1939; member of Republican
National Committee from Tennessee, 1924-34.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grotto;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Died November
14, 1939 (age 59 years, 78
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, La Follette, Tenn.
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Robert Love Taylor (1850-1912) —
also known as Robert L. Taylor; Bob Taylor;
"Our Bob" —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Carter
County, Tenn., July 31,
1850.
Son of Nathaniel
Green Taylor; first cousin of Nathaniel
Edwin Harris; brother of Alfred
Alexander Taylor.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1879-81; Governor of
Tennessee, 1887-91, 1897-99; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1907-12; died in office 1912.
Died March 31,
1912 (age 61 years, 244
days).
Original interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.; reinterment in 1938 at Monte
Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Tenn.
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Zachary Taylor (1849-1921) —
of Tennessee.
Born near Brownsville, Haywood
County, Tenn., May 9,
1849.
Republican. Lawyer; insurance
business; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1881-83; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1885-87; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1896.
Died in Ellendale, Shelby
County, Tenn., February
19, 1921 (age 71 years, 286
days).
Interment at Zachary
Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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George Whitfield Terrell (1803-1846) —
also known as George W. Terrell —
of Texas.
Born in Nelson
County, Ky., 1803.
Son of Col. James Terrell; married to Barbara Ann Culp (1807-1873;
who later married Joseph
Carroll Harrison).
Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1829-36; Attorney
General of the Texas Republic, 1841-44.
Died May 13,
1846 (age about 42
years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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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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Kyle C. Testerman (b. 1935) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., 1935.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Tennessee, 1972;
mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1972-75, 1984-87.
Still living as of 1987.
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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; married, September
12, 1959, to Sarah Elizabeth Lindsey (divorced 1985); married, June 29,
2002, to Jeri Kehn.
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.
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James Webb Throckmorton (1825-1894) —
also known as "Old Leathercoat" —
of Texas.
Born in Sparta, White
County, Tenn., February
1, 1825.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;
lawyer; law partner of Samuel
A. Roberts and Thomas
J. Brown; member of Texas state legislature, 1851; delegate
to Texas secession convention, 1861; general in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1866; Governor of
Texas, 1866-67; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1875-79, 1883-87 (3rd District
1875-79, 5th District 1883-87); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1888.
Died April 21,
1894 (age 69 years, 79
days).
Interment at Pecan
Grove Cemetery, McKinney, Tex.
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Abram Martin Tillman (b. 1863) —
also known as Abram M. Tillman —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born near Shelbyville, Bedford
County, Tenn., September
8, 1863.
Son of Lewis Tillman and Mary Catherine (Davidson) Tillman; brother
of James
Davidson Tillman and George
N. Tillman; married, November
28, 1894, to Sarah Clayton Ford.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1898-1914.
Burial
location unknown.
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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; brother
of James
Davidson Tillman and Abram
Martin 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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James Davidson Tillman (b. 1841) —
also known as James D. Tillman —
of Fayetteville, Lincoln
County, Tenn.; Harms (unknown
county), Tenn.
Born in Bedford
County, Tenn., November
25, 1841.
Son of Lewis Tillman and Mary Catherine (Davidson) Tillman; married
1865 to Mary
Frances Bonner; brother of George
N. Tillman and Abram
Martin Tillman.
Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1870; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1873, 1893, 1901; U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1895-97.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Quillin Tilson (1866-1958) —
also known as John Q. Tilson —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Clear Branch, Washington
County, Tenn., April 5,
1866.
Son of William E. Tilson (born 1827) and Katharine (Sams) Tilson
(born 1831); married, November
10, 1910, to Marguerite North.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1905-08; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut, 1909-13, 1915-33 (at-large
1909-13, 3rd District 1915-33); delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1932.
Baptist.
Member, Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in 1958
(age about
92 years).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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Jere Taylor Tipton (b. 1894) —
also known as Jere Tipton —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Covington, Tipton
County, Tenn., October
10, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World
War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1948.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Trousdale (1790-1872) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Orange
County, N.C., September
23, 1790.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;
lawyer; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1835-36; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1837, 1839, 1845; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1840;
colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Governor of
Tennessee, 1849-51; U.S. Minister to Brazil, 1853-57.
Died in Gallatin, Sumner
County, Tenn., March 27,
1872 (age 81 years, 186
days).
Interment at Gallatin
Cemetery, Gallatin, Tenn.
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Randall Tyree (b. 1940) —
also known as Randy Tyree —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Carthage, Smith
County, Tenn., 1940.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1976-83; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1982.
Still living as of 1983.
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Lawrence Davis Tyson (1861-1929) —
also known as Lawrence D. Tyson —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., July 4,
1861.
Son of Richard Lawrence Tyson and Margaret Louise (Turnage) Tyson;
married, February
10, 1886, to Bettie Humes McGhee.
Democrat. University
professor; lawyer; president, Knoxville Cotton
Mills, Knoxville Spinning
Co., Poplar Creek Coal and
Iron Co., Lenoir City Land
Co., East Tennessee Coal and
Iron Co., Coal Creek Mining and
Manufacturing
Co.; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member
of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1903-05; Speaker of
the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1903-05; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1908;
general in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Democratic
nomination for Vice President, 1920;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1925-29; died in office 1929.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in 1929
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Philip Bailey Whitaker (b. 1891) —
also known as Phil B. Whitaker —
of Riverview (unknown
county), Tenn.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., May 19,
1891.
Son of Matt N. Whitaker and Florence (Griffin) Whitaker; married to
Hilda Perry.
Democrat. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I;
Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1924;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1948,
1952.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Civitan.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Estill Whitaker (b. 1886) —
of Riverview (unknown
county), Tenn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Winchester, Franklin
County, Tenn., September
25, 1886.
Son of Madison Newton Whitaker and Florence Jarrett (Griffin)
Whitaker; married, June 30,
1913, to Lillian Nelson Chambliss (daughter of Alexander
Wilds Chambliss).
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1939-64.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vinson Martlow Whitley (b. 1855) —
of Red Boiling Springs, Macon
County, Tenn.
Born in Red Boiling Springs, Macon
County, Tenn., August
12, 1855.
Descendant of John
Adams; son of Wiley A. Whitley and Liencinda (Chitwood) Whitley;
married, June 17,
1894, to Maggie Bell Hale.
School
teacher; lawyer; real estate
business; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1893-95.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Washington Curran Whitthorne (1825-1891) —
also known as Washington C. Whitthorne —
of Columbia, Maury
County, Tenn.
Born near Farmington, Marshall
County, Tenn., April 19,
1825.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1855-58; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1859-61; Speaker of
the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1859-61; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1860,
1876;
Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1860;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1871-83, 1887-91 (6th District
1871-75, 7th District 1875-83, 1887-91); U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1886-87.
Died September
21, 1891 (age 66 years, 155
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tenn.
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John Sharp Williams (1854-1932) —
of Yazoo City, Yazoo
County, Miss.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., July 30,
1854.
Second great-grandson of John
Williams; grandson of Christopher
Harris Williams (1798-1857); son of Christopher Harris Williams
and Annie Louise (Sharp) Williams; cousin of Sydenham
Benoni Alexander; married, October
2, 1877, to Elizabeth Dial 'Bettie' Webb; father of John
Sharp Williams, Jr..
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Mississippi, 1892,
1904,
1912
(speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920;
U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1893-1909 (5th District
1893-1903, 8th District 1903-09); U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1911-23.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died near Yazoo City, Yazoo
County, Miss., September
7, 1932 (age 78 years, 39
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Yazoo County, Miss.
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Robert Williams (1744-1790) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Hanover
County, Va., August 4,
1744.
First cousin of John
Williams of Montpelier, Richard
Henderson and Thomas
Henderson; brother of John
Williams, Nathaniel
Williams, Jr. and Joseph
Williams of Shallow Ford.
Lawyer; Adjutant
General of North Carolina.
Died in North Carolina, 1790
(age about
45 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Frank Wilson (1846-1911) —
also known as John F. Wilson —
Born near Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn., May 7,
1846.
Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1877; state court judge in
Arizona, 1893; Arizona
territory attorney general, 1896; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1899.
Died, probably from apoplexy,
in the Prescott Hotel,
Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz., April 7,
1911 (age 64 years, 335
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Prescott, Ariz.
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John Haden Wilson (1867-1946) —
also known as John H. Wilson —
of Butler, Butler
County, Pa.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., August
20, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1932,
1940
(alternate), 1944;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1919-21;
defeated, 1920; county judge in Pennsylvania, 1933-43.
Died in Butler, Butler
County, Pa., January
28, 1946 (age 78 years, 161
days).
Interment at North
Cemetery, Butler, Pa.
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Otis Theodore Wingo (1877-1930) —
also known as Otis Wingo —
of De Queen, Sevier
County, Ark.
Born in Weakley
County, Tenn., June 18,
1877.
Son of Theodore Wingo and Jane Wingo; married, October
15, 1902, to Effie
Gene Locke.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1913-30; died in
office 1930.
Died October
21, 1930 (age 53 years, 125
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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James Hollins Woods (1858-1931) —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Born in Coffee
County, Tenn., April 30,
1858.
Brother of Baldwin
H. Woods, Jr..
Lawyer; mayor
of Corsicana, Tex., 1898-1900; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1911-19; member of Texas
state senate, 1919-23.
Methodist.
Died in Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex., May 23,
1931 (age 73 years, 23
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Davis Woods (1845-1915) —
also known as Samuel D. Woods —
of Stockton, San Joaquin
County, Calif.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Maury
County, Tenn., September
19, 1845.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 2nd District, 1900-03.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., December
24, 1915 (age 70 years, 96
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Olivet
Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Luke Edward Wright (1846-1922) —
also known as Luke E. Wright —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., August
29, 1846.
Son of Archibald
W. Wright; married to Kate Semmes.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
Tennessee
state attorney general, 1870-78; Governor-General of the
Philippines, 1904-06; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1906-07; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1908-09.
Died November
17, 1922 (age 76 years, 80
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Archibald Wynns (1809-1858) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Tennessee, 1809.
Lawyer; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1841-42.
Died in 1858
(age about
49 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Seth Hartman Yocum (1834-1895) —
also known as Seth H. Yocum —
of Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa.; Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn.
Born in Cattawissa, Columbia
County, Pa., August 2,
1834.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Centre
County District Attorney, 1875-79; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1879-81; mayor
of Johnson City, Tenn., 1885.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 19,
1895 (age 60 years, 260
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
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