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Williamson County
Tennessee

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Williamson County

Abram Poindexter Maury (1801-1848) — of Tennessee. Born near Franklin,WilliamsonCounty, Tenn.,December26, 1801.Newspapereditor;lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1831-32, 1843-44;U.S.Representative from Tennessee, 1835-39 (8th District 1835-37, 5thDistrict 1837-39); member ofTennesseestate senate, 1845-46.Slaveowner. Died near Franklin,WilliamsonCounty, Tenn.,July 22,1848 (age46 years, 209days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.

Index to Locations

Private or family graveyards

FranklinMt. Hope Cemetery

FranklinMurfree Cemetery

Private or familygraveyards
Williamson County, Tennessee

Newton Cannon (1781-1841) — of Tennessee. Born inGuilfordCounty, N.C.,May 22,1781.Democrat. Member ofTennesseestate senate, 1811-13, 1829-31;U.S.Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1814-17, 1819-23;Governor ofTennessee, 1835-39; defeated, 1827, 1839.Slaveowner. Died in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,September16, 1841 (age60 years, 117days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives:Brother ofRobertCannon.
		Cannon County,Tenn. is named for him.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —National GovernorsAssociation biography

	Relatives: Sonof Abraham Maury and Martha Branch (Worsham) Maury; married,January12, 1826, to Mary Elizabeth Tennessee Claiborne; first cousinonce removed ofJamesMaury; second cousin once removed ofJohnWalker Maury andDabneyHerndon Maury; second cousin thrice removed ofFontaineMaury Maverick; second cousin four times removed ofFontaineMaury Maverick Jr..
		Political family:Maury-Maverickfamily of San Antonio, Texas.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Mt. HopeCemetery
Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee

William Wirt Courtney (1889-1961) — also known asW. Wirt Courtney — of Franklin,WilliamsonCounty, Tenn.Born in Franklin,WilliamsonCounty, Tenn.,September7, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer;city judge in Tennessee, 1915-17; served in the U.S. Army duringWorld War I;AdjutantGeneral of Tennessee, 1932; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1933-39;U.S.Representative from Tennessee, 1939-49 (6th District 1939-43, 7thDistrict 1943-49).Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;SigmaChi.Died in Franklin,WilliamsonCounty, Tenn.,April 6,1961 (age71 years, 211days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Presumably namedfor:WilliamWirt
		Relatives: Son of Wirt Courtney andAnne (Neely) Courtney; married1919 to CurreyTaylor.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Nicholas Nichols Cox (1837-1912) — also known asNicholas N. Cox — of Franklin,WilliamsonCounty, Tenn.Born inBedfordCounty, Tenn.,January6, 1837.Democrat.Lawyer;Presidential Elector for Tennessee,1860;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; PresidentialElector for Tennessee,1872;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1891-1901.Died in Franklin,WilliamsonCounty, Tenn.,May 2,1912 (age75 years, 117days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married,January6, 1859, to May Sleyden.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Wynne F. Clouse (1883-1944) — of Cookeville,PutnamCounty, Tenn.Born in Goffton,PutnamCounty, Tenn.,August29, 1883.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1921-23; defeated,1922.Died in Franklin,WilliamsonCounty, Tenn.,February19, 1944 (age60 years, 174days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Thomas Jefferson Clouse and Eunetta Clouse; married,December24, 1907, to Linnie Alice Dowell.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Hendley Stone Bennett (1807-1891) — of Columbus,LowndesCounty, Miss.; Paris,LamarCounty, Tex.; Franklin,WilliamsonCounty, Tenn.Born near Franklin,WilliamsonCounty, Tenn.,April 7,1807.Democrat. Circuit judge in Mississippi, 1846-54;U.S.Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1855-57; served inthe Confederate Army during the Civil War.Slaveowner. Died in Franklin,WilliamsonCounty, Tenn.,December15, 1891 (age84 years, 252days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.

MurfreeCemetery
Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee

William Hardy Murfree (1781-1827) — of North Carolina. Born in North Carolina,October2, 1781.Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1810;U.S.Representative from North Carolina, 1813-17 (at-large 1813-15,1st District 1815-17).DiedJanuary19, 1827 (age45 years, 109days).Interment at Murfree Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: UncleofDavidW. Dickinson.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

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