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Politicians in Nautical and Maritime Trades in Tennessee
including Shipbuilding and Fishing

	Greenbury Horras Harrison (1811-1856) — also known as Greenbury H. Harrison; G. H. Harrison — of Houston County, Tex.; Austin, Travis County, Tex. Born in Warren County, Tenn., 1811. Son of Joseph D. Harrison and Rachel (Lockhart) Harrison. Member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1840-41; newspaper editor and publisher; shipmaster. Died in 1856 (age about 45 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Joseph D. Harrison and Rachel (Lockhart) Harrison; married to Esther W. Gillespie (1815-1866); married, January 14, 1841, to Anne Catherine Farris (1810-1870; widow of George B. McKinstry); brother of Hannah D. Harrison (who married Samuel Johnson) and Joseph Carroll Harrison. See Harrison-Rountree family of Texas.
	James King (1787-1838) — of Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn. Born in Montgomery County, Va., 1787. Physician; merchant; steamboat owner; mayor of Knoxville, Tenn., 1837-38. Died in 1838 (age about 51 years). Interment at Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
	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.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	James Peter Walker (1851-1890) — also known as James P. Walker — of Kennett, Dunklin County, Mo.; Point Pleasant, New Madrid County, Mo.; Dexter, Stoddard County, Mo. Born in Lauderdale County, Tenn., March 14, 1851. Democrat. River transportation business; dry goods merchant; grain dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1880; U.S. Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1887-90; died in office 1890. Died in Dexter, Stoddard County, Mo., July 19, 1890 (age 39 years, 127 days). Interment at Dexter Cemetery, Dexter, Mo.   Relatives: Uncle by marriage of Gertrude Sanders (who married the brother-in-law of Richard Nathaniel Lower).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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