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Anderson, Alexander Outlaw b. November 10, 1794 d. May 23, 1869
US Congressman. Anderson was a U.S. Senator from Tennessee from 1840 to 1841, filling the vacancy left by the resignation of Hugh White. He later moved to California and served as the supreme court judge of California from 1851 to 1853. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Austin, Richard Wilson b. August 26, 1857 d. April 20, 1919
US Congressman. Austin served as a U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1909 until 1919. He died a month after leaving office. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Baxter, George White b. January 7, 1855 d. December 18, 1929
US Governor. In 1886, Baxter served as the Governor of Wyoming. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Branson, Enoch Lloyd b. 1854 d. June, 1925
Acclaimed Artist. He was one of the first East Tennessee painters to travel outside the state to study art, spending 1873-1875 at the National Academy of Design in New York City. After some studying abroad, he came back to Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1876. He raised art standards in East Tennessee through his paintings and by teaching the first generation of Knoxville's 20th-century painters. (Bio by: Helen L. Smith Hoke)
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Brownlow, William Gannaway b. August 29, 1805 d. April 29, 1877
Governor of Tennessee 1865-1869. United States Senator from Tennessee 1869-1875.
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Churchwell, William Montgomery b. February 26, 1826 d. August 18, 1862
US Congressman. Churchwell served as a U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1851 to 1855. During the Civil War, he served in the Confederate Army as a colonel. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Crozier, John Hervey b. February 10, 1812 d. October 25, 1889
US Congressman. Crozier was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1845 to 1849.
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Fisher, Hubert Frederick b. October 6, 1877 d. June 16, 1941
U.S. Congressman. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1917 to 1933 as a representative from Tennessee's 10th Congressional District. Fisher attended the University of Mississippi and Princeton University, graduating with a degree in law. After being admitted to the Tennessee State Bar Association in 1904, he began his legal career in Memphis. He served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1912 and was a member of the Tennessee State Senate from 1913 to...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Gibson, Henry Richard b. December 24, 1837 d. May 25, 1938
US Congressman. Elected to represent the 2nd district of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives, he served from 1895 to 1905. He died at the age of 101. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Houk, Leonidas Campbell b. June 8, 1836 d. May 25, 1891
US Congressman. Houk served as a U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1879, until he died in office in 1891. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Mabry Jr., Joseph Alexander b. May 23, 1855 d. October 19, 1882
Folk Figure. The gunfight which left Joseph Mabry Sr, his son Joseph Jr, and Thomas O'Conner dead was immortalized in Mark Twain's book, "Life on The Mississippi." Thomas O'Conner was a bank president and one of the richest men in Tennessee. Following a business dispute, Joseph Mabry, Sr, a wealthy (and eccentric) businessman, threatened his life. The next day, O'Conner shot him dead on Gay Street in Knoxville. The victim's son, lawyer Joseph Mabry, Jr., was nearby. He and O'Conner became...[Read More] (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Mabry Sr., Joseph Alexander b. 1826 d. October 19, 1882
Folk Figure. The gunfight which left Joseph Mabry Sr, his son Joseph Jr, and Thomas O'Conner dead was immortalized in Mark Twain's book, "Life on The Mississippi." Thomas O'Conner was a bank president and one of the richest men in Tennessee. Following a business dispute, Joseph Mabry, Sr, a wealthy (and eccentric) businessman, threatened his life. The next day, O'Conner shot him dead on Gay Street in Knoxville. The victim's son, lawyer Joseph Mabry, Jr., was nearby. He and O'Conner became...[Read More] (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Maynard, Horace b. August 30, 1814 d. May 3, 1882
Presidential Cabinet Secretary. Served as United States Postmaster General from 1880 to 1881.
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Nelson, Thomas Amos Rogers b. March 19, 1812 d. August 24, 1873
US Congressman; House, 1st District(Opposition)State Court Judge: Born in Roane County, TN, served in the 36th Congress. Eventually he re-settled in Knoxville, TN where lived until his death. He is best know as one President Andrew Johnson's defense counsel in his 1868 impeachment trial. Elected to represent Tennessee's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1859 to 1861. He is buried next to his second wife but his grave is unmarked. Original cemetery...[Read More] (Bio by: Dr. Bob Schneider)
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
O'Conner, Maj. Thomas d. October 19, 1882
Folk Figure. The gunfight which left Joseph Mabry Sr, his son Joseph Jr, and Thomas O'Conner dead was immortalized in Mark Twain's book, "Life on The Mississippi." Thomas O'Conner was a bank president and one of the richest men in Tennessee. Following a business dispute, Joseph Mabry, Sr, a wealthy (and eccentric) businessman, threatened his life. The next day, O'Conner shot him dead on Gay Street in Knoxville. The victim's son, lawyer Joseph Mabry, Jr., was nearby. He and O'Conner became...[Read More] (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Sneed, William Henry b. August 27, 1812 d. September 18, 1869
US Congressman. Sneed served as a U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1855 to 1857. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Taylor, Robert Love [original burial site] b. July 31, 1850 d. March 31, 1912
US Congressman, Tennessee Governor, US Senator. Elected to represent Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1879 to 1881. Served as Governor of Tennessee from 1887 to 1891. Elected as a Senator from Tennessee to the United States Senate, serving from 1907 until his death in office in 1912. Originally buried in Knoxville's Old Gray Cemetery, he was later re-interred in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Thornburgh, Jacob Montgomery b. July 3, 1837 d. September 19, 1890
US Congressman. Thornburgh was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1873 to 1879. During the Civil War, Thornburgh served as a lieutenant colonel in the Union Army. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Tyson, Lawrence Davis b. July 4, 1861 d. August 24, 1929
US Congressman. During World War I, Tyson was commissioned by President Woodrow Wilson as a brigadier general. He fought in France and Belgium and was discharged in 1919. He was elected as a U.S. Senator from Tennessee in 1925, and died in office in 1929. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Williams, Joseph Lanier b. October 23, 1810 d. December 14, 1865
US Congressman. Williams served as a U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1837 to 1843. During the Civil War, he was a justice of the supreme court in the Dakota territory. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA

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