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James Abram Althauser (1884-1919) —
also known as James A. Althauser —
of Greenbrier, Robertson
County, Tenn.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Tennessee, January
10, 1884.
Son of William Althauser and Mary F. Althauser.
Republican. Real estate business; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Tennessee, 1912.
German
ancestry.
Died in 1919
(age about
35 years).
Interment at Greenbrier
Cemetery, Greenbrier, Tenn.
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Odell Carl Barry (b. 1941) —
also known as Odell C. Barry —
of Northglenn, Adams
County, Colo.; Westminster, Adams
County, Colo.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., October
10, 1941.
Democrat. Professional
football player for the Denver Broncos in 1964-65; real estate
agent; mayor
of Northglenn, Colo., 1980-82; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1980,
1996,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado, 1989-93.
African
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2008.
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Robert Phillips Corker, Jr. (b. 1952) —
also known as Bob Corker —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C., August
24, 1952.
Son of Robert Phillips Corker and Jean H. Corker.
Republican. Real estate developer; Tennessee Commissioner of
Finance and Administration, 1995-96; mayor
of Chattanooga, Tenn., 2001-05; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 2007-; defeated in primary, 1994.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi.
Still living as of 2009.
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Edward Hull Crump (1874-1954) —
also known as Edward H. Crump; Ed Crump; "Boss
Crump" —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born near Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss., October
2, 1874.
Democrat. Head, E. H. Crump Buggy
Manufacturing Co.; president, E. H. Crump & Co. (involved in banking,
real estate, and insurance);
mayor
of Memphis, Tenn., 1910-16, 1940; resigned 1916; proceedings were
brought for his ouster as
mayor in 1915-16, based on charges
that he failed to
enforce state liquor
laws; when the ouster suit was upheld by the state supreme court,
he resigned;
Shelby
County Treasurer, 1917-23; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1931-35 (10th District 1931-33,
9th District 1933-35); member of Democratic
National Committee from Tennessee, 1936-45.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., October
16, 1954 (age 80 years, 14
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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William C. Fulcher (1850-1926) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born near Abingdon, Washington
County, Va., 1850.
Building
contractor; realtor; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1883-84.
Died in 1926
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, 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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Michael I. Lebovitz (born c.1963) —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born about 1963.
Republican. Real estate developer; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Tennessee, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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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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Edward Leland Taylor (1885-1948) —
also known as E. Leland Taylor —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., April 10,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
real estate business; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1940;
mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1945-48.
Died February
16, 1948 (age 62 years, 312
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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M. E. Thompson (d. 1906) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Hotelier;
livery
stable owner; realtor; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1892-95.
Died in 1906.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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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Zachary Paul Wamp (b. 1957) —
also known as Zach Wamp —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Fort Benning, Chattahoochee
County, Ga., October
28, 1957.
Republican. Real estate broker; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1995-; defeated,
1992; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 2008.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Ted Welch (born c.1934) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born about 1934.
Republican. Real estate developer; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Tennessee, 2004,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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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.
Son of Wiley A. Whitley and Liencinda (Chitwood) Whitley.
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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