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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.
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Clifford Robertson Allen (1912-1978) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., January
6, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1949-51, 1955-59; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1958 (Democratic primary); delegate to
Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1971; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1975-78; died in
office 1978.
Methodist. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 18,
1978 (age 66 years, 163
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Nashville, Tenn.
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Maurice Neil Andrews (1894-1967) —
also known as M. Neil Andrews —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in LaFayette, Walker
County, Ga., December
24, 1894.
Son of Oty Payne Andrews and Ada (Frazier) Andrews.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Solicitor General, Rome
Circuit, 1929-32; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, 1942-46; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, 1949-50;
resigned 1950.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons.
Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., August
31, 1967 (age 72 years, 250
days).
Interment at Lafayette
Cemetery, Lafayette, Ga.
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Walter Preston Armstrong (1884-1949) —
also known as Walter P. Armstrong —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Pittsboro, Calhoun
County, Miss., October
26, 1884.
Son of George Wells Armstrong and May (Cruthirds) Armstrong.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1928,
1940.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died July 27,
1949 (age 64 years, 274
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Eugene Rufus Attkisson (1873-1939) —
also known as Eugene Attkisson —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Lavinia, Carroll
County, Tenn., October
31, 1873.
Son of Dr. John Rufus Attkisson and Elizabeth Moss (Lanier)
Attkisson.
Democrat. College
teacher; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Elks; Lions.
Died in 1939
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Ross Bass (1918-1993) —
of Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn.; Miami Shores, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Giles
County, Tenn., March 17,
1918.
Son of Rev. William Arch Bass and Ethel (Shook) Bass.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; florist; soft drink
bottler; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 6th District, 1955-64; defeated,
1976; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1964-67.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died January
1, 1993 (age 74 years, 290
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Pulaski, Tenn.
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Jesse Cox Beesley —
also known as Jesse Beesley —
of Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn.
Born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn.
Son of George Beesley and Jordan Beesley.
Democrat. Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1910-12; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Tennessee, 1924;
manager and part owner, Murfreesboro Light &
Power Co.; vice-president, First National Bank;
director, Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway.
Methodist. Member, Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Franklin Blackburn (b. 1925) —
also known as Charles F. Blackburn —
of Henderson, Vance
County, N.C.
Born in Cleveland, Bradley
County, Tenn., April 30,
1925.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 3rd District, 1959.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa
Sigma.
Still living as of 1959.
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Leonard Ray Blanton (1930-1996) —
also known as Ray Blanton —
of Adamsville, McNairy
County, Tenn.
Born in Hardin
County, Tenn., April 10,
1930.
Democrat. Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1964-66; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1967-73; defeated in
primary, 1988; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1972; Governor of
Tennessee, 1975-79.
Methodist. Member, Lions; Moose; Shriners;
Freemasons.
Ousted
as Governor amid charges of selling
pardons; later convicted
of conspiracy to sell
liquor licenses and served 23 months in prison.
Died, of kidney
disease, at Jackson-Madison County Hospital,
Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., November
22, 1996 (age 66 years, 226
days).
Interment at Shiloh
Church Cemetery, Shiloh, Tenn.
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Vincent Boreing (1839-1903) —
of London, Laurel
County, Ky.
Born near Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn., November
24, 1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
publisher; banker;
county judge in Kentucky, 1886; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1899-1903; died in
office 1903.
Methodist. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in London, Laurel
County, Ky., September
16, 1903 (age 63 years, 296
days).
Interment at A.R.
Dyche Memorial Park, London, Ky.
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William Emerson Brock (1872-1950) —
also known as William E. Brock —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Farmington, Davie
County, N.C., May 14,
1872.
Son of Richard Emerson Brock and Mary (Howell) Brock.
Democrat. President, Brock Candy Company; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Tennessee, 1928;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1929-31.
Methodist.
Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., August 5,
1950 (age 78 years, 83
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Aaron Venable Brown (1795-1859) —
also known as Aaron V. Brown —
of Tennessee.
Born in Brunswick
County, Va., August
15, 1795.
Son of Rev. Aaron Brown and Elizabeth (Melton) Brown.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of James
K. Polk; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1821-25, 1826-27; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1831-33; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1839-45 (10th District 1839-43,
6th District 1843-45); Governor of
Tennessee, 1845-47; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1857-59; died in office 1859.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 8,
1859 (age 63 years, 205
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Gordon Weaver Browning (1889-1976) —
also known as Gordon Browning —
of Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn.
Born near Atwood, Carroll
County, Tenn., November
22, 1889.
Son of James H. Browning and Malisa A. (Brooks) Browning.
Democrat. Lawyer;
attorney and director, Bank of
Huntingdon; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1923-35 (8th District 1923-33, 7th
District 1933-35); defeated, 1920; Governor of
Tennessee, 1937-39, 1949-53; defeated, 1938, 1952, 1954; served
in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1952.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., May 23,
1976 (age 86 years, 183
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Huntingdon, Tenn.
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Bristoe Bryant (1906-1986) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., February
27, 1906.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1951-52; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1958.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Sphinx.
Died in 1986
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Wellington Byrns, Jr. (1903-1973) —
also known as Joseph W. Byrns, Jr. —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., August
15, 1903.
Son of Joseph
Wellington Byrns.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1939-41.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Exchange
Club; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., March 8,
1973 (age 69 years, 205
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway (1878-1950) —
also known as Hattie W. Caraway; Hattie Ophelia
Wyatt —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.
Born in Bakerville, Humphreys
County, Tenn., February
1, 1878.
Daughter of William Carroll Wyatt and Lucy Mildred (Burch) Wyatt.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1931-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1936,
1944.
Female.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
21, 1950 (age 72 years, 323
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Cemetery, Jonesboro, Ark.
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William A. Carter (b. 1874) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., June 7,
1874.
Republican. Member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1901; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oregon, 1924,
1928,
1932.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Theodore Cates, Jr. (b. 1863) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Maryville, Blount
County, Tenn., March 6,
1863.
Son of Charles T. Cates and Martha Victoria (Kidd) Cates.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Knox County Democratic Party, 1898-1902; member of Tennessee
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1898-1900; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1900;
Tennessee
state attorney general, 1902-18.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Waddey Clark (b. 1877) —
also known as J. W. Clark —
of Atoka, Atoka
County, Okla.
Born in Allisona, Williamson
County, Tenn., December
8, 1877.
Son of Joseph P. Clark and Cora Belle (Waddey) Clark.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1911; Atoka
County Attorney, 1913-16; member of Oklahoma
Democratic State Central Committee, 1922-25; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1925-33.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Goad Clement (1920-1969) —
also known as Frank G. Clement —
of Dickson, Dickson
County, Tenn.; Brentwood, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Dickson, Dickson
County, Tenn., June 2,
1920.
Son of Robert Samuel Clement and Maybelle (Goad) Clement.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1948;
Governor
of Tennessee, 1953-59, 1963-67; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1966.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Jaycees;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in an automobile
accident, November
4, 1969 (age 49 years, 155
days).
Interment at Dickson
Memorial Gardens, Dickson, Tenn.
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William Cullom (1810-1896) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Elk Spring Valley, Wayne
County, Ky., June 4,
1810.
Whig. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1843-47; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1848;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1851-55 (8th District 1851-53, 4th
District 1853-55); delegate to Whig National Convention from
Tennessee, 1852.
Methodist; later Catholic.
Died in Clinton, Anderson
County, Tenn., December
6, 1896 (age 86 years, 185
days).
Original interment at McAdoo
Cemetery, Clinton, Tenn.; reinterment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Joseph Hutton Defrees (1812-1885) —
also known as Joseph H. Defrees —
of Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in Sparta, White
County, Tenn., May 13,
1812.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1849-50, 1871; member of Indiana
state senate, 1850-52; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1865-67.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind., December
21, 1885 (age 73 years, 222
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Goshen, Ind.
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Paul Rand Dixon (1913-1996) —
also known as Paul R. Dixon —
of Washington,
D.C.; Brentwood, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., September
29, 1913.
Son of James David Dixon and Sarah (Munn) Dixon.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1961-81; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1961-69, 1976.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Alpha
Tau Omega; American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died May 2,
1996 (age 82 years, 216
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wall Doxey (1892-1962) —
of Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss.
Born in Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss., August 8,
1892.
Son of John Sanford Doxey and Sarah (Jones) Doxey.
Democrat. Lawyer; Marshall
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-23; District Attorney 3rd
District, 1923-29; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1929-41; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1936,
1940;
U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1941-43.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., March 2,
1962 (age 69 years, 206
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Holly Springs, Miss.
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Earl Buford Ellington (1907-1972) —
also known as Buford Ellington —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Holmes
County, Miss., June 27,
1907.
Son of Abner E. Ellington and Cora (Grantham) Ellington.
Democrat. Governor of
Tennessee, 1959-63, 1967-71.
Methodist. Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died April 3,
1972 (age 64 years, 281
days).
Interment at Lone
Oak Cemetery, Lewisburg, Tenn.
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Willa Blake Eslick (1878-1961) —
also known as Willa B. Eslick; Willa McCord
Blake —
of Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn.
Born in Fayetteville, Lincoln
County, Tenn., September
8, 1878.
Daughter of Washington Blake and Eliza Hansell (McCord) Blake.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1932-33.
Female.
Methodist. Member, American
Association of University Women; Daughters of the
American Revolution; United
Daughters of the Confederacy; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn., February
18, 1961 (age 82 years, 163
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Pulaski, Tenn.
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William L. Fitzgerald (b. 1872) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn., January
14, 1872.
Son of Joseph M. Fitzgerald and Mary A. (Ford) Fitzgerald.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1924.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Charles Floyd (1858-1930) —
also known as John C. Floyd —
of Yellville, Marion
County, Ark.
Born in Sparta, White
County, Tenn., April 14,
1858.
Son of John Wesley Floyd and Eliza Jane (Snodgrass) Floyd.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1889; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1905-15.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Yellville, Marion
County, Ark., November
4, 1930 (age 72 years, 204
days).
Interment at Layton
Cemetery, Yellville, Ark.
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Daniel Kirkwood Fordice, Jr. (1934-2004) —
also known as Kirk Fordice —
of Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., February
10, 1934.
Republican. Governor of
Mississippi, 1992-2000.
Methodist.
Died, of leukemia,
in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., September
7, 2004 (age 70 years, 210
days).
Interment at Parkway
Memorial Cemetery, Ridgeland, Miss.
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James Beriah Frazier, Jr. (1890-1978) —
also known as James B. Frazier, Jr. —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., June 23,
1890.
Son of James
Beriah Frazier.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1933-48; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1949-63.
Methodist.
Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., October
30, 1978 (age 88 years, 129
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Richard Harmon Fulton (b. 1927) —
also known as Richard H. Fulton —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., January
27, 1927.
Son of Lyle Houston Fulton and Labina (Plummer) Fulton.
Democrat. Real estate
broker; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1959-60; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1963-75; mayor
of Nashville, Tenn., 1975-87; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1978, 1986; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1980.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1998.
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Barton Jennings Gordon (b. 1949) —
also known as Bart Gordon —
of Carthage, Smith
County, Tenn.; Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn.
Born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn., January
24, 1949.
Democrat. Lawyer; Tennessee
Democratic state chair, 1981-83; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 6th District, 1985-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Methodist. Member, Kappa
Alpha Order.
Still living as of 2009.
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George William Grider (1912-1991) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., October
1, 1912.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; county judge
in Tennessee, 1959-64; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1965-67.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion.
Died in 1991
(age about
78 years).
Interment at National
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Nathaniel Edwin Harris (1846-1929) —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.; Hampton, Carter
County, Tenn.
Born in Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn., January
21, 1846.
Son of Alexander Nelson Harris and Edna (Haynes) Harris.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1882-86; member of Georgia
state senate, 1894-96; superior court judge in Georgia, 1912; Governor of
Georgia, 1915-17.
Methodist. Member, Chi Phi;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
United
Confederate Veterans.
Died September
21, 1929 (age 83 years, 243
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
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George Copeland Hawkins, Jr. (1918-1991) —
also known as George C. Hawkins, Jr. —
of Gadsden, Etowah
County, Ala.
Born in Elora, Lincoln
County, Tenn., December
4, 1918.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1948;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives; elected 1950, 1954; candidate in
primary for Governor of
Alabama, 1958; member of Alabama
state senate; elected 1962; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1964.
Methodist. Member, Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bar
Association.
Died, of kidney
failure, August 9,
1991 (age 72 years, 248
days).
Interment at Forrest
Cemetery, Gadsden, Ala.
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John Thomas Hicks, Sr. (1925-2000) —
also known as John T. Hicks —
of Tennessee.
Born in Davidson
County, Tenn., August 5,
1925.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives 60th District, 1967-77; member of
Tennessee
state senate 20th District, 1977-93.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., March 19,
2000 (age 74 years, 227
days).
Interment at Hermitage
Memorial Gardens, Nashville, Tenn.
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Philip Holland (b. 1877) —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Murray, Calloway
County, Ky., August
26, 1877.
Son of Philip A. Holland and Sarah (Williams) Holland.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Consul in Puerto Plata, 1910-11; Saltillo, 1911-13; Basel, 1913-23; Guatemala City, 1923-24; U.S. Consul General in Guatemala City, 1924-27; Liverpool, 1929-38.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Huddleston (1869-1960) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born near Lebanon, Wilson
County, Tenn., November
11, 1869.
Son of Joseph Franklin Huddleston and Nancy (Sherrill) Huddleston.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1915-37.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; United
Spanish War Veterans; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen.
Died February
29, 1960 (age 90 years, 110
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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J. LeRoy Huffman (b. 1878) —
also known as Roy Huffman —
of Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington College, Washington
County, Tenn., August
30, 1878.
Son of H. B. Huffman and Martha Ellen (Ball) Huffman.
Democrat. Lumber
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1939-42.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
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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Oscar Goodbar Johnston (b. 1880) —
also known as Oscar G. Johnston —
of Clarksdale, Coahoma
County, Miss.; Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.; Scott, Bolivar
County, Miss.
Born in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., January
27, 1880.
Democrat. Member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1908-18; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Mississippi, 1912,
1916,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948
(alternate); member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business,
Democratic National Convention, 1916 ; member of Democratic
National Committee from Mississippi, 1920-24.
Methodist. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. Kendrick (1814-1899) —
of Indiana.
Born in Tennessee, December
21, 1814.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1861-63.
Methodist.
Died November
26, 1899 (age 84 years, 340
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dan Heflin Kuykendall (b. 1924) —
also known as Dan H. Kuykendall —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Cherokee, San Saba
County, Tex., July 9,
1924.
Son of Tom G. Kuykendall and Sarah J. Kuykendall.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1964; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1967-75 (9th District 1967-73, 8th
District 1973-75); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Tennessee, 1972.
Methodist.
Still living as of 1998.
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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.
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.
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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Myron M. Lehman (1889-1977) —
of Elgin, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Elgin, Kane
County, Ill., June 22,
1889.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of
Elgin, Ill., 1931-43, 1951-55.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Whitehaven, Shelby
County, Tenn., August 7,
1977 (age 88 years, 46
days).
Interment at Bluff
City Cemetery, Elgin, Ill.
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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.
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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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.
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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Benjamin McCarty (1792-1865) —
of Indiana.
Born in Tennessee, February
22, 1792.
Probate judge in Indiana, 1832-34; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1836-37.
Methodist.
Died in Madison
County, Iowa, June 28,
1865 (age 73 years, 126
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Dewey Neely (1927-2001) —
of Osceola, Mississippi
County, Ark.
Born in Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Mo., July 28,
1927.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,
1972,
1976,
1980.
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., October
10, 2001 (age 74 years, 74
days).
Interment at Mississippi
County Memorial Gardens, Osceola, Ark.
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Rowlett Paine (b. 1879) —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., December
22, 1879.
Son of John James Paine and Elizabeth (Rowlett) Paine.
Democrat. Wholesale
grocer; mayor of
Memphis, Tenn., 1920-27.
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Relatives:
Nephew by marriage of George
Washington Gordon; son of John James Paine and Elizabeth
(Rowlett) Paine; married 1918 to Anna
Bell Hughes. |
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Zeboim Lupton Patten (1907-1958) —
also known as Lupton Patten —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., January
29, 1907.
Republican. Business
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1940,
1948
(alternate).
Methodist.
Died in 1958
(age about
51 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in Arizona, 1923-49; justice of
Arizona state supreme court, 1949-61; 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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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.
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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Relatives:
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. See Polk-Ashe
family of North Carolina. |
| | | Cross-reference: Aaron
V. Brown — John
Charles Frémont |
| | | 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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| | | 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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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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James Henry Quillen (b. 1916) —
also known as James H. Quillen; Jimmy
Quillen —
of Kingsport, Sullivan
County, Tenn.
Born near Gate City, Scott
County, Va., January
11, 1916.
Son of John A. Quillen and Hannah (Chapman) Quillen.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of
Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1955-62; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Tennessee, 1956
(alternate), 1964,
1968,
1972,
1976,
1992;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1963-97.
Methodist. Member, Lions; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Moose.
Director, Kingsport National Bank,
1961-82.
Still living as of 1998.
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John Henninger Reagan (1818-1905) —
also known as John H. Reagan —
of Palestine, Anderson
County, Tex.
Born in Sevierville, Sevier
County, Tenn., October
8, 1818.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1847; district judge in Texas,
1852-57; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1857-61, 1875-87 (1st District
1857-61, 1875-83, 2nd District 1883-87); delegate
to Texas secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Texas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861; Confederate
Postmaster General, 1861-65; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1887-91.
Methodist.
Arrested
by Union
troops in May 1865, along with Jefferson
Davis, and imprisoned
for several months.
Died of pneumonia
in Palestine, Anderson
County, Tex., March 6,
1905 (age 86 years, 149
days).
Interment at East
Hill Cemetery, Palestine, 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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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.
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.
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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Arthur Thomas Stewart (1892-1972) —
also known as A. Tom Stewart —
of Winchester, Franklin
County, Tenn.
Born in Dunlap, Sequatchie
County, Tenn., January
11, 1892.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1939-49; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1940,
1944.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., October
10, 1972 (age 80 years, 273
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Winchester, Tenn.
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Paul G. Summers (b. 1950) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Somerville, Fayette
County, Tenn., March 28,
1950.
Tennessee
state attorney general, 1999-.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2001.
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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.
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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William Robert Webb (1842-1926) —
of Bell Buckle, Bedford
County, Tenn.
Born in Mt. Tirzah, Person
County, N.C., November
11, 1842.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1913.
Methodist. Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in 1926
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Hazelwood
Cemetery, Bell Buckle, Tenn.
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James Hollins Woods (1858-1931) —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Born in Coffee
County, Tenn., April 30,
1858.
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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George Washington Wright (1809-1877) —
of Texas.
Born in Carthage, Smith
County, Tenn., December
11, 1809.
Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member
of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1836-37, 1838-39; member of Texas
Republic Senate, 1843-45; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; delegate
to Texas secession convention, 1861.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Paris, Lamar
County, Tex., August 2,
1877 (age 67 years, 234
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Paris, Tex.
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