Senate Years of Service: 1830-1830
Party: Jacksonian ADAMS Robert Huntington , a Senator from Mississippi; born in Rockbridge County, Va., in 1792;
apprenticed to the cooper's trade; graduated…
HILLEARY Van , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Dayton, Rhea County, Tenn.,
June 20, 1959; graduated from Rhea County High School, Dayton, Tenn.; B.S.,
University of Tennessee, Knoxville,…
BRABSON Reese Bowen , a Representative from Tennessee;
born at Brabsons Ferry, near Knoxville, Tenn., September 16, 1817;
attended the Dandridge Academy, Dandridge, Tenn.;
was graduated from…
LATHROP William , a Representative from Illinois;
born near Le Roy, Genesee County, N.Y., April 17, 1825;
attended the public schools and an academy at Brockport, N.Y.;
studied law in Attica, N.Y…
Quentin Tarantinowriter, director, actorBorn: 3/27/1963Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee Academy Award-winning writer, director and actor known for his violent, witty films. Tarantino, a high-school…
James AgeewriterBorn: 11/27/1909Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee Brilliant and versatile, he wrote the text for Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (1941), which, with photographs by Walker Evans,…
McCORKLE Paul Grier , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Yorkville (now York), York County,
S.C., December 19, 1863; attended the public schools of his native city and Kings Mountain…
WHITE Alexander , a Representative from Alabama;
born in Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., October 16, 1816;
moved with his parents to Courtland, Ala., in 1821;
pursued an academic course and…
WRIGHT John Vines , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Purdy, McNairy County, Tenn., June
28, 1828; completed preparatory studies; attended the University of Tennessee at Knoxville,
where…
JENKINS William Lewis , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Detroit, Wayne County,
Mich., November 29, 1936; graduated from Rogersville High School, Rogersville,
Tenn., 1954; B.B.A.,…
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