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Smith County
Tennessee

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Smith County

Samuel McClary Fite (1816-1875) — of Tennessee. Born inSmithCounty, Tenn.,June 12,1816.Lawyer;member ofTennesseestate senate, 1850; Whig Presidential Elector for Tennessee,1852;district judge in Tennessee, 1858-61, 1869-74;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1875; died in office1875.Slaveowner. Died in Hot Springs,GarlandCounty, Ark.,October23, 1875 (age59 years, 133days).Original interment at Carthage Cemetery; reinterment in 1908 atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.

Index to Locations CarthageCarthage Cemetery CarthageSmith County MemorialGardens Dixon SpringsUnknown location CarthageCemetery Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee Abraham Ellison Garrett (1830-1907) — of Tennessee. Born near Livingston,OvertonCounty, Tenn.,March 6,1830.Democrat.Lawyer;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;delegateto Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1865; member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1865-66;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1871-73.Died in Carthage,SmithCounty, Tenn.,February14, 1907 (age76 years, 345days).Interment at Carthage Cemetery. Politicians buriedhere:     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Politicians formerlyburied here:

Albert Arnold Gore (1907-1998) — also known asAlbert Gore — of Carthage,SmithCounty, Tenn.Born in Granville,JacksonCounty, Tenn.,December26, 1907.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1939-44, 1945-53;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1953-71; defeated, 1970; candidate forDemocratic nomination for Vice President,1956.Baptist.Died in Carthage,SmithCounty, Tenn.,December5, 1998 (age90 years, 344days).Interment at Smith County Memorial Gardens.

	Relatives: Sonof Allen Gore and Margie Betty (Denny) Gore; married,April17, 1937, to Pauline LaFon; father ofAlbertArnold Gore Jr. (who marriedTipperGore); first cousin once removed of Mary Benton Gore (who marriedGordonEvans Dean); second cousin ofLouiseGore.
		Political family:Gorefamily of Carthage, Tennessee.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile
		Books by Albert Gore, Sr.:LetThe Glory Out: My South And Its Politics (2000)

Sam Martin Young — of Dixon Springs,SmithCounty, Tenn.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1912.Interment somewhere.

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