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Bedford County
Tennessee

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Bedford County

Index to Locations Jenkins Chapel Cemetery Bell BuckleHazelwood Cemetery ShelbyvilleCity Cemetery ShelbyvilleWillow Mount Cemetery Jenkins ChapelCemetery Bedford County, Tennessee William Prentice Cooper Jr. (1895-1969) — also known asPrentice Cooper — of Shelbyville,BedfordCounty, Tenn.Born near Shelbyville,BedfordCounty, Tenn.,September28, 1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1923-24; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Tennessee, 1933-34; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1937;Governor ofTennessee, 1939-45; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Tennessee,1940,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker);candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President,1944;U.S. Ambassador toPeru, 1946-48; candidate forU.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1958.Lutheran.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;PhiDelta Theta;Jaycees;Lions.DiedMay 18,1969 (age73 years, 232days).Interment at Jenkins Chapel Cemetery. Politicians buriedhere:     Relatives: Sonof William Prentice Cooper and Argie (Shofner) Cooper; father ofJamesHayes Shofner Cooper.   See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier

William Robert Webb (1842-1926) — of Bell Buckle,BedfordCounty, Tenn.Born in Mt. Tirzah,PersonCounty, N.C.,November11, 1842.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Tennessee, 1896;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1913.Methodist.Member,Anti-SaloonLeague.Died in1926(ageabout83 years).Interment at Hazelwood Cemetery.

	Relatives:Grandson ofRichardStanford.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Henry Cooper (1827-1884) — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born in Columbia,MauryCounty, Tenn.,August22, 1827.Democrat. Member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1853; state court judge inTennessee, 1862; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1869;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1871-77.Killedby bandits in Tierra Blanca, Guadelupe y Calvo,Chihuahua,February3, 1884 (age56 years, 165days).Intermentsomewherein Mexico; cenotaph at City Cemetery.

	Relatives:Brother ofEdmundCooper.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Daniel Laurens Barringer (1788-1852) — also known asDaniel L. Barringer — of Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.; Shelbyville,BedfordCounty, Tenn.Born inCabarrusCounty, N.C.,October1, 1788.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1813-14, 1819-22;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1826-35;Speakerof the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1843-45; WhigPresidential Elector for Tennessee,1844.Slaveowner. Died in Shelbyville,BedfordCounty, Tenn.,October16, 1852 (age64 years, 15days).Interment at Willow Mount Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof John Paul Barringer and Catherine (Blackwelder) Barringer;married,July 16,1811, to Ann White; uncle ofDanielMoreau Barringer; great-granduncle ofGeorgeHannah Barringer; first cousin four times removed ofRussellNewton Barringer; second cousin thrice removed ofJohnEdwin Barringer.
		Political family:Barringerfamily of North Carolina.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Lewis Tillman (1816-1886) — of Tennessee. Born in Tennessee,1816.Republican. State court judge in Tennessee, 1852;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1869-71.Slaveowner. Died in1886(ageabout70 years).Interment at Willow Mount Cemetery.

	Relatives:Nephew ofBarclayMartin.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

 Edmund Cooper (1821-1911) — of Shelbyville,BedfordCounty, Tenn.Born in Franklin,WilliamsonCounty, Tenn.,September11, 1821.Democrat. Member of Tennessee state legislature, 1860;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1865-67; delegate toGold Democrat National Convention from Tennessee, 1896.Slaveowner. Died in Shelbyville,BedfordCounty, Tenn.,July 21,1911 (age89 years, 313days).Interment at Willow Mount Cemetery.

	Relatives:Brother ofHenryCooper.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

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