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Cheatham-Foster family of Nashville, Tennessee

Robert Coleman Foster (1769-1844) — also known asRobert C. Foster — of Tennessee. Born in Virginia,July 8,1769.Lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1803-07;Speakerof the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1805-07; memberofTennesseestate senate, 1809-15, 1825-27;Speakerof the Tennessee State Senate, 1813-15, 1825-27; candidate forGovernor ofTennessee, 1815, 1817.Christian.Died in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,September27, 1844 (age75 years, 81days).Interment atNashvilleCity Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.

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Anderson Cheatham — of Tennessee. Member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1801-09, 1819-21, 1823-25.Burial location unknown.

	Relatives:Brother ofRichardCheatham; uncle ofEdwardSaunders Cheatham,RichardBoone Cheatham andBoydM. Cheatham.
		Political family:Cheatham-Fosterfamily of Nashville, Tennessee.

	Relatives:Father ofEphraimHubbard Foster andRobertColeman Foster Jr..
		Political family:Cheatham-Fosterfamily of Nashville, Tennessee.

Ephraim Hubbard Foster (1794-1854) — also known asEphraim H. Foster — of Tennessee. Born near Bardstown,NelsonCounty, Ky.,September17, 1794.Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1827-31, 1835-37;Speakerof the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1829-31,1835-37;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1837-39, 1843-45; Whig PresidentialElector for Tennessee,1840;candidate forGovernor ofTennessee, 1845.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,September6, 1854 (age59 years, 354days).Interment atNashvilleCity Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.

	Relatives: SonofRobertColeman Foster; brother ofRobertColeman Foster Jr.; father-in-law ofEdwardSaunders Cheatham.
		Political family:Cheatham-Fosterfamily of Nashville, Tennessee.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial

Robert Coleman Foster Jr. (b. 1796) — of Tennessee. Born near Bardstown,NelsonCounty, Ky.,November10, 1796.Lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1829-31, 1833-35, 1839-41; memberofTennesseestate senate, 1841-43.Burial location unknown.

	Relatives: SonofRobertColeman Foster; brother ofEphraimHubbard Foster.
		Political family:Cheatham-Fosterfamily of Nashville, Tennessee.

Richard Cheatham (1799-1845) — of Tennessee. Born in Springfield,RobertsonCounty, Tenn.,February20, 1799.Whig. Member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1825-33, 1843-45;delegateto Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1834; WhigPresidential Elector for Tennessee,1836;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 11th District, 1837-39.Presbyterian.Slaveowner. Died near Springfield,RobertsonCounty, Tenn.,September9, 1845 (age46 years, 201days).Original interment atOldCity Cemetery, Springfield, Tenn.; reinterment in 1952 atElmwoodCemetery, Springfield, Tenn.

	Relatives:Brother ofAndersonCheatham; father ofEdwardSaunders Cheatham,RichardBoone Cheatham andBoydM. Cheatham.
		Political family:Cheatham-Fosterfamily of Nashville, Tennessee.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Edward Saunders Cheatham (1818-1878) — also known asEdward S. Cheatham — of Springfield,RobertsonCounty, Tenn.Born in Springfield,RobertsonCounty, Tenn.,July 31,1818.Democrat. Member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1853-55; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1855-57, 1861-63;Speakerof the Tennessee State Senate, 1855-57, 1861-62; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Tennessee,1872.Died in Horn Lake,DeSotoCounty, Miss.,December21, 1878 (age60 years, 143days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.

	Relatives:Son-in-law ofEphraimHubbard Foster; son ofRichardCheatham; brother ofRichardBoone Cheatham andBoydM. Cheatham; nephew ofAndersonCheatham.
		Political family:Cheatham-Fosterfamily of Nashville, Tennessee.
		Cheatham County,Tenn. is named for him.

Richard Boone Cheatham (1824-1877) — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born in Springfield,RobertsonCounty, Tenn.,December8, 1824.Member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1859-61, 1869-71;mayorof Nashville, Tenn., 1860-62.Presbyterian.Died in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,May 7,1877 (age52 years, 150days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.

	Relatives: SonofRichardCheatham; brother ofEdwardSaunders Cheatham andBoydM. Cheatham; nephew ofAndersonCheatham.
		Political family:Cheatham-Fosterfamily of Nashville, Tennessee.

Boyd M. Cheatham — of Tennessee. Member of Tennessee state legislature, 1870. Burial location unknown.

	Relatives: SonofRichardCheatham; brother ofEdwardSaunders Cheatham andRichardBoone Cheatham; nephew ofAndersonCheatham.
		Political family:Cheatham-Fosterfamily of Nashville, Tennessee.

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