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Politician members in Tennessee


  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.
  Relatives: Married, November 12, 1912, to Irma Waddell.
  Lewis Minor Coleman (b. 1861) — also known as Lewis M. Coleman — of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn. Born in University, Charlottesville, Va., May 20, 1861. Son of Lewis Minor Coleman and Mary Ambler (Marshall) Coleman. Democrat. School principal; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1912 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee); U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1913-17. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Chi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Great-grandson of John Marshall; son of Lewis Minor Coleman and Mary Ambler (Marshall) Coleman; married, September 7, 1892, to Julia Wingate Boyd. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile
  William Wirt Courtney (1889-1961) — also known as W. Wirt Courtney — of Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn. Born in Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., September 7, 1889. Son of Wirt Courtney and Anne (Neely) Courtney. Democrat. Lawyer; city judge in Tennessee, 1915-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Adjutant General of Tennessee, 1932; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1933-39; U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1939-49 (6th District 1939-43, 7th District 1943-49). Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Sigma Chi. Died in Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., April 6, 1961 (age 71 years, 211 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Franklin, Tenn.
  Relatives: Married 1919 to Currey Taylor.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Harold Henderson Earthman (1900-1987) — also known as Harold H. Earthman — of Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn. Born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn., April 13, 1900. Son of Vernon King Earthman (1872-1944) and Virginia M. (Henderson) Earthman (1877-1928). Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1931-32; Rutherford County Judge, 1942-45; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1945-47; defeated, 1946. Presbyterian. Member, Farm Bureau; Grange; American Legion; Sigma Chi; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis; Modern Woodmen of America. Died in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn., February 26, 1987 (age 86 years, 319 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Wilson Moore (1901-1997).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Hubert Frederick Fisher (1877-1941) — also known as Hubert Fisher — of Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. Born in Milton, Santa Rosa County, Fla., October 6, 1877. Son of Frederick Fisher and Mary Anna (McCarter) Fisher. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1912; member of Tennessee state senate, 1913-14; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, 1914-17; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1917-31. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Chi. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., June 16, 1941 (age 63 years, 253 days). Interment at Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Fisher and Mary Anna (McCarter) Fisher; married, November 6, 1909, to Louise Sanford (sister of Edward Terry Sanford).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article

 

 


 
   
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