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Edwin Crawford Alexander (b. 1879) —
also known as E. C. Alexander —
of Elizabethton, Carter
County, Tenn.
Born in Elizabethton, Carter
County, Tenn., February
23, 1879.
Son of Dr. James H. Alexander and Senorita V. (Lutz) Alexander.
Republican. Banker;
postmaster; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Walter Preston Brownlow (1851-1910) —
also known as Walter P. Brownlow —
of Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn.
Born in Abingdon, Washington
County, Va., March 27,
1851.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Tennessee, 1880,
1884,
1896,
1900;
postmaster; member of Tennessee
Republican State Executive Committee, 1882-90; member of Republican
National Committee from Tennessee, 1896; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1897-1910; died in
office 1910; Tennessee
Republican state chair, 1898-99.
Died in Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn., July 8,
1910 (age 59 years, 103
days).
Interment at Soldiers'
Home Cemetery, Johnson City, Tenn.
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Yancey Quitman Caldwell (b. 1860) —
also known as Y. Q. Caldwell —
of Paris, Henry
County, Tenn.
Born in Henry
County, Tenn., September
28, 1860.
Son of Robert D. Caldwell and Emily A. (Hillsman) Caldwell.
Democrat. Mayor of Paris, Tenn., 1892-93; postmaster; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1924
(alternate), 1928.
Burial
location unknown.
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B. F. Cheatham (1821-1886) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., 1821.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate for mayor
of Nashville, Tenn., 1857; general in the Confederate Army during
the Civil War; postmaster.
Died, from heart
disease, in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., September
4, 1886 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Relatives:
Married 1867
to Anna Robertson. |
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Robert Brownlee Currey (1774-1848) —
also known as Robert B. Currey —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in North Carolina, 1774.
Postmaster; mayor
of Nashville, Tenn., 1822-24.
Died near Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., December
8, 1848 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Nashville
City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Relatives:
Married to Jane Gray Owen (1792-1867). |
| | | Epitaph: "Honest, Faithful and Just";
"As he had lived, an Humble and Devoted Christian." |
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memorial |
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James Churchwell Luttrell (1813-1878) —
also known as James C. Luttrell —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knox
County, Tenn., 1813.
Postmaster; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1854, 1859-67.
Died in 1878
(age about
65 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Franklin Patterson (b. 1836) —
also known as R. F. Patterson —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine, March 9,
1836.
Son of John T. Patterson and Mary F. Patterson.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for the 8th Tennessee District, 1879; postmaster;
U.S. Consul General in Calcutta, 1897-1905.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Rule (1839-1928) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knox
County, Tenn., 1839.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; postmaster; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1873, 1898-99; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Tennessee, 1924.
Died in 1928
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, 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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John T. Wilder (1830-1917) —
of Lawrenceburg, Dearborn
County, Ind.; Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn.; Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Hunter, Greene
County, N.Y., January
31, 1830.
Son of Reuben Wilder and Mary (Merritt) Wilder.
Millwright;
foundry
owner; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
manufacturer of railroad
rails; railroad
promoter; mayor
of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1871-72; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1876; postmaster; hotel
owner.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., October
20, 1917 (age 87 years, 262
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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