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ChattanoogaNational Cemetery
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Austin Letheridge Bender (1916-1980) — also known asA. L. Bender;"Chunk" —of Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.Born in Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.,June 6,1916.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Tennessee,1952;mayorof Chattanooga, Tenn., 1969-71; resigned 1971.Died, ofcongestiveheart failure,August28, 1980 (age64 years, 83days).Interment at Chattanooga National Cemetery. | | John M. Veale (1918-2002) — of St. Clair Shores,MacombCounty, Mich.Born in1918.Democrat. Democratic candidate forMichiganstate senate 11th District, 1950, 1954 (primary); candidate forMichiganstate board of education, 1955.DiedApril26, 2002 (ageabout 83years).Interment at Chattanooga National Cemetery.
CitizensCemetery
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Reese Bowen Brabson (1817-1863) — of Tennessee. Born in Brabsons Ferry,SevierCounty, Tenn.,September16, 1817.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1851-52;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1859-61.Slaveowner. Died in Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.,August16, 1863 (age45 years, 334days).Interment at Citizens Cemetery.
Forest HillsCemetery
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | David McKendree Key (1824-1900) — of Tennessee. Born near Greeneville,GreeneCounty, Tenn.,January27, 1824.Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;delegateto Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1870;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1875-77;U.S.Postmaster General, 1877-80;federaljudge, 1880.Died in Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.,February3, 1900 (age76 years, 7days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery. | | Nathan Lynn Bachman (1878-1937) — also known asNathan L. Bachman — of Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.Born in Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.,August2, 1878.Democrat.Lawyer;circuit judge in Tennessee 6th District, 1908-12;justice ofTennessee state supreme court, 1918-24;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1933-37; died in office 1937.Presbyterian.Member,Elks;Knightsof Pythias.Died, from aheartattack in his room at the ContinentalHotel,Washington,D.C.,April23, 1937 (age58 years, 264days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.  | James Beriah Frazier (1856-1937) — also known asJames B. Frazier — of Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.Born in Pikeville,BledsoeCounty, Tenn.,October18, 1856.Democrat.Governor ofTennessee, 1903-05;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1905-11.Died in Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.,March28, 1937 (age80 years, 161days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery. | | Henry Clay Evans (1843-1921) — also known asH. Clay Evans — of Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.Born in McAlisterville,JuniataCounty, Pa.,June 18,1843.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;iron andrailwaycar manufacturer;mayorof Chattanooga, Tenn., 1882-83;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1889-91; defeated,1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee,1892,1896,1904,1908,1912,1916;candidate forGovernor ofTennessee, 1894; candidate for Republican nomination for VicePresident,1896;U.S. Commissioner of Pensions, 1897-1902; U.S. Consul General inLondon, 1902-05; candidate forU.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1918.Died, fromheartdisease, in Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.,December12, 1921 (age78 years, 177days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery. | | William Emerson Brock (1872-1950) — also known asWilliam E. Brock — of Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.Born in Farmington,DavieCounty, N.C.,May 14,1872.Democrat. President, Brock Candy Company; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Tennessee,1928;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1929-31.Methodist.Died in Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.,August5, 1950 (age78 years, 83days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery. | | Newell Sanders (1850-1939) — of Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.Born inOwenCounty, Ind.,July 12,1850.Republican. President, ChattanoogaPlowCo., 1882-1901, 1915-19; leader of alcohol prohibition movement inTennessee;TennesseeRepublican state chair, 1894-96, 1906-12; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Tennessee,1900,1908,1912,1916,1920,1924;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Tennessee, 1912-16;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1912-13; defeated, 1922.Baptist.Member,Anti-SaloonLeague.DiedJanuary26, 1939 (age88 years, 198days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery. | | William Little Frierson (1868-1953) — also known asWilliam L. Frierson — of Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.Born in Shelbyville,BedfordCounty, Tenn.,September3, 1868.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention fromTennessee, 1896;mayorof Chattanooga, Tenn., 1905-07; U.S. Solicitor General, 1920-21.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.,May 25,1953 (age84 years, 264days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery. | | John Austin Moon (1855-1921) — also known asJohn A. Moon — of Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.Born inAlbemarleCounty, Va.,April22, 1855.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofTennesseeDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1888; circuit judge inTennessee, 1889-94;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1897-1921; defeated,1920; died in office 1921; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Tennessee,1900.DiedJune 26,1921 (age66 years, 65days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery. | | Samuel Davis McReynolds (1872-1939) — also known asSam D. McReynolds — of Pikeville,BledsoeCounty, Tenn.; Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.Born near Pikeville,BledsoeCounty, Tenn.,April16, 1872.Democrat.Lawyer;circuit judge in Tennessee, 1903-23;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1923-39; died inoffice 1939.Died inWashington,D.C.,July 11,1939 (age67 years, 86days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery. | | James Beriah Frazier Jr. (1890-1978) — also known asJames B. Frazier, Jr. — of Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.Born in Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.,June 23,1890.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1933-48;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1949-63.Methodist.Died in Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.,October30, 1978 (age88 years, 129days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery. | | Foster Vincent Brown (1852-1937) — also known asFoster V. Brown — of Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.Born near Sparta,WhiteCounty, Tenn.,December24, 1852.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee,1884,1896(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1900,1916;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1895-97;PuertoRico attorney general, 1910-12;U.S.Attorney for Puerto Rico, 1910-11, 1912.Member,Freemasons.Died in Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.,March26, 1937 (age84 years, 92days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery. | | Joseph Edgar Brown (1880-1939) — also known asJoe Brown — of Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.Born in Jasper,MarionCounty, Tenn.,February11, 1880.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1921-23;TennesseeRepublican state chair, 1922-24; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Tennessee,1924.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;Freemasons.Died in Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.,June 13,1939 (age59 years, 122days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery. | | William Henry DeWitt (1827-1896) — of Tennessee. Born inSmithCounty, Tenn.,October24, 1827.Member of Tennessee state legislature, 1855-57;Delegatefrom Tennessee to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;state court judge in Tennessee, 1872.Member,Freemasons.Died in Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.,April11, 1896 (age68 years, 170days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery. | | John T. Wilder (1830-1917) — of Lawrenceburg,DearbornCounty, Ind.; Greensburg,DecaturCounty, Ind.; Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.; Johnson City,WashingtonCounty, Tenn.; Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Hunter,GreeneCounty, N.Y.,January31, 1830.Republican.Millwright;foundryowner; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;manufacturer ofrailroadrails;railroadpromoter;mayorof Chattanooga, Tenn., 1871-72; candidate forU.S.Representative from Tennessee, 1876; postmaster atChattanooga,Tenn., 1877-82;hotelowner.Died in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,October20, 1917 (age87 years, 262days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
Mt. OlivetCemetery
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Cullom (1810-1896) — of Carthage,SmithCounty, Tenn.Born in Elk Spring Valley,WayneCounty, Ky.,June 4,1810.Whig.Lawyer;member ofTennesseestate senate, 1843-47; Whig Presidential Elector for Tennessee,1848;U.S.Representative from Tennessee, 1851-55 (8th District 1851-53, 4thDistrict 1853-55); delegate to Whig National Convention fromTennessee, 1852.Methodist;laterCatholic.Slaveowner. Died in Clinton,AndersonCounty, Tenn.,December6, 1896 (age86 years, 185days).Original interment atMcAdooCemetery, Clinton, Tenn.; reinterment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Old CitizensCemetery
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Crutchfield (1824-1890) — of Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.Born in Greeneville,GreeneCounty, Tenn.,November16, 1824.Republican.U.S.Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1873-75.Slaveowner. Died in Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.,January24, 1890 (age65 years, 69days).Interment at Old Citizens Cemetery.
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