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Robert Love TAYLOR, Congress, TN (1850-1912)

Senate Years of Service: 1907-1912 Party: Democrat TAYLOR Robert Love , a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee; born in Happy Valley, Carter County, Tenn., July 31, 1850; attended…

Horace MAYNARD, Congress, TN (1814-1882)

MAYNARD Horace , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Westboro, Worcester County, Mass., August 30, 1814; attended the common schools of Westboro and the Millbury (Mass.) Academy, where he…

Hugh Lawson WHITE, Congress, TN (1773-1840)

Senate Years of Service: 1825-1840 Party: Jacksonian; Anti-Jacksonian; Whig WHITE Hugh Lawson , a Senator from Tennessee; born in Iredell County, N.C., October 30, 1773; moved with his parents in…

John WILLIAMS, Congress, TN (1778-1837)

Senate Years of Service: 1815-1823 Party: Democratic Republican WILLIAMS John , a Senator from Tennessee; born in Surry County, N.C., January 29, 1778; completed preparatory studies; captain in the…

Carey Estes KEFAUVER, Congress, TN (1903-1963)

Senate Years of Service: 1949-1963 Party: Democrat KEFAUVER Carey Estes , a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee; born on a farm near Madisonville, Monroe County, Tenn., July 26, 1903;…

WILLIAMS, John, Congress, TN (1778-1837)

Senate Years of Service: 1815-1823 Party: Democratic Republican WILLIAMS, John, (brother of Lewis Williams and Robert Williams, father of Joseph Lanier Williams, and cousin of Marmaduke…

Chattanooga campaign

(Encyclopedia) Chattanooga campaign, Aug.-Nov., 1863, military encounter in the American Civil War. Chattanooga, Tenn., which commanded Confederate communications between the East and the Mississippi…

Farragut, David Glasgow

(Encyclopedia) Farragut, David GlasgowFarragut, David Glasgowfărˈəgət [key], 1801–70, American admiral, b. near Knoxville, Tenn. Appointed a midshipman in 1810, he first served on the frigate Essex,…