SEVIER John , a Representative from North Carolina and Tennessee; born near
Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Va., September 23, 1745; attended the common
schools and the academy at Fredericksburg…
CHANDLER, Walter (Clift), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Jackson, Madison County, Tenn., October 5, 1887; attended the public schools and was graduated from the law department of the…
LUTTRELL John King , a Representative from California;
born near Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., June 27, 1831;
attended the common schools;
moved with his parents to a farm in Alabama in 1844;…
Joanna TroutmanJohannadesigner of the first Texas flagBorn: 2/19/1818Birthplace: Crawford County, Ga. In 1835, Georgia raised a battalion to fight in Texas, which had issued an appeal for…
William Henry HastieU.S. government official; civil rights advocate Born: November 17, 1904Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee Hastie received a BA from Amherst, where he finished first in his…
Senate Years of Service: 1886-1887
Party: Democrat WHITTHORNE Washington Curran , a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee; born near Farmington, Marshall
County, Tenn., April 19, 1825;…
HINDMAN Thomas Carmichael , a Representative from Arkansas; born in Knoxville, Tenn., January 28, 1828;
moved with his parents to Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Ala., in 1832 and to Ripley, Tippah…
Senate Years of Service: 1837-1841
Party: Democrat CLAY Clement Comer , a Representative and a Senator from Alabama; born in Halifax County, Va., December 17, 1789; moved with his parents to a farm…
ATKINS John DeWitt Clinton , a Representative from Tennessee; born near Manly's Chapel, Henry
County, Tenn., June 4, 1825; attended a private school in Paris, Tenn., and was
graduated from the…
Senate Years of Service: 1847-1852
Party: Democrat FOOTE Henry Stuart , a Senator from Mississippi; born in Fauquier County, Va., February 28, 1804; pursued classical studies; graduated from…
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