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Andrew Lamar Alexander (b. 1940) —
also known as Lamar Alexander —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Maryville, Blount
County, Tenn., July 3,
1940.
Republican. Lawyer; law
clerk for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Minor
Wisdom in New Orleans, 1965; campaign manager for Winfield
Dunn for Governor, 1970; Governor of
Tennessee, 1979-87; defeated, 1974; president of the
University of Tennesee, 1988; U.S.
Secretary of Education, 1991-93; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1996,
2000;
Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 2000;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 2003-; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Tennessee, 2004.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Thomas Blair (b. 1871) —
also known as James T. Blair —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Loudon, Loudon
County, Tenn., November
11, 1871.
Son of Samuel Tate Blair (Confederate cavalryman) and Louise Matlock
(Osborne) Blair.
Democrat. College
professor; president, Obion College, 1895-96; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1899-1901; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1915-24; chief
justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1921-22.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Nelson Clement (b. 1943) —
also known as Robert N. Clement; Bob
Clement —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., September
23, 1943.
Democrat. Member, Tennessee Public Service Commission, 1973-79;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Tennessee, 1978; president, Cumberland University,
1983-87; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1988-2003; defeated,
1982; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1996,
2000;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 2002.
Still living as of 2009.
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Edwin Hickman Ewing (1809-1902) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., December
2, 1809.
Whig. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1841-42; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1845-47;
president, University of Nashville.
Died in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn., April 24,
1902 (age 92 years, 143
days).
Interment at Murfreesboro
City Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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Joseph Smith Fowler (1820-1902) —
also known as Joseph S. Fowler —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, August
31, 1820.
Republican. College
professor; president, Howard Female College, Gallatin,
Tenn., 1856-61; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1864;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1866-71; member of Republican
National Committee from Tennessee, 1866-68; Presidential Elector
for Tennessee, 1872.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 1,
1902 (age 81 years, 213
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Elmer Everett Gabbard (1890-1960) —
also known as Elmer E. Gabbard —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Buckhorn, Perry
County, Ky.
Born in Ricetown, Owsley
County, Ky., October
9, 1890.
Son of John L. Gabbard and Jaley (Reynolds) Gabbard.
Republican. Pastor;
president, Witherspoon College, Buckhorn, Ky., 1935-56;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1942, 1944; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1944,
1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died July 17,
1960 (age 69 years, 282
days).
Interment at Berea
Cemetery, Berea, Ky.
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William Lloyd Imes (1889-1986) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., December
29, 1889.
Son of Benjamin A. Imes and Elizabeth (Wallace) Imes.
Minister;
Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;
president, Knoxville College, 1943-47.
Presbyterian.
African
ancestry.
Died in 1986
(age about
96 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ira Landrith (1865-1941) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Winona Lake, Kosciusko
County, Ind.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Milford, Ellis
County, Tex., March 23,
1865.
Son of Martin Luther Landrith and Mary M. (Groves) Landrith.
Presbyterian
minister; president, Belmont College, Nashville, 1904-12;
president, Ward-Belmont College, 1913-15; Prohibition
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1916; president, Intercollegiate
Prohibition Association, 1920-27; president, National Temperance
Council, 1928-31.
Presbyterian.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
11, 1941 (age 76 years, 202
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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