| |  William Marshall Inge (1802-1846) — of Tennessee; Livingston,SumterCounty, Ala.Born inGranvilleCounty, N.C.,1802.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1833-35; member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1840, 1844-45.Slaveowner. Died in Livingston,SumterCounty, Ala.,1846(ageabout44 years).Interment atLivingstonCemetery, Livingston, Ala.  | Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) — also known as"Old Hickory";"The Farmer ofTennessee";"King Andrew theFirst" —of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born, in alogcabin, in The Waxhaws,LancasterCounty, S.C.,March15, 1767.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Tennessee, 1790-97;U.S.Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1796-97;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1797-98, 1823-25;justice ofTennessee state supreme court, 1798; general in the U.S. Armyduring the War of 1812;Governorof Florida Territory, 1821;Presidentof the United States, 1829-37;censuredby the U.S. Senate in 1834 over his removal of federal deposits fromthe Bank of the United States; on January 30, 1835, while attendingfuneral services at the Capitol Building for Rep.WarrenR. Davis of South Carolina, he wasshotat with two guns -- which both misfired -- by Richard Lawrence, ahouse painter (later found not guilty by reason of insanity).Presbyterian.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Killed Charles Dickinson in a pistolduel,May 30, 1806; alsodueledwithThomasHart Benton andWaightstillAvery. Elected in 1910 to theHallof Fame for Great Americans.Slaveowner. Died, of dropsy (congestiveheart failure), in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,June 8,1845 (age78 years, 85days).Interment atTheHermitage, Nashville, Tenn.; statue erected 1853 atLafayettePark, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1856 atJacksonSquare, New Orleans, La.| |  Relatives: Sonof Andrew Jackson (1730-1767) and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Jackson;married,January17, 1794, to Rachel (Donelson) Robards (aunt ofAndrewJackson Donelson). | | | | Political families:Cafferyfamily of Franklin, Louisiana;Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:FrancisP. Blair | | | | Jackson counties inAla.,Ark.,Colo.,Fla.,Ill.,Ind.,Iowa,Kan.,Ky.,La.,Mich.,Miss.,Mo.,N.C.,Ohio,Okla.,Ore.,Tenn.,Tex.,W.Va. andWis., andHickory County,Mo., are named for him. | | | | Other politicians named for him:AndrewJ. Donelson—AndrewJackson Miller—AndrewJ. Faulk—AndrewJackson Titus—AndrewJackson Isacks—AndrewJackson Hamilton—AndrewJ. Harlan—AndrewJ. Kuykendall—AndrewJ. Thayer—ElamA. J. Greeley—AndrewJackson Ingle—AndrewJ. Ogle—AndrewJackson Carr—AndrewJ. Waterman—AndrewJ. Bentley—AndrewJ. Rogers—WilliamA. J. Sparks—AndrewJackson Poppleton—AndrewJ. Hunter—AndrewJackson Bryant—AndrewJ. Beale—A.J. Clements—AndrewJackson Baker—AndrewJ. Felt—A. J.King—AndrewJ. Sawyer—AndrewJackson Greenfield—AndrewJackson Caldwell—AndrewJackson Gahagan—AndrewJackson Biship—AndrewJackson Houston—AndrewJackson Speer—AndrewJ. Cobb—AndrewJ. Montague—AndrewJ. Barchfeld—AndrewJ. Balliet—AndrewJ. Kirk—AndrewJ. Howell, Jr.—AndrewJ. Livingston—A.J. Sherwood—AndrewJackson Stewart—AndrewJ. May—AndrewJ. McConnico—AndrewJ. Sawyer—AndrewJ. Brewer—AndrewJ. Dunning, Jr.—AndrewBettwy—AndrewJ. Transue—AndrewJackson Graves—AndrewJackson Gilbert—AndrewJ. Goodwin—AndrewJ. Hinshaw—AndyYoung—AndrewJackson Kupper | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappears on the U.S. $20 bill; from the 1860s until 1927, hisportraitappeared on on U.S. notes and certificates of variousdenominations from $5 to $10,000. In 1861, hisportraitappeared on Confederate States $1,000 notes. | | | | Campaign slogan: "Let the peoplerule." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S.State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail —TennesseeEncyclopedia | | | | Books about Andrew Jackson: RobertVincent Remini,TheLife of Andrew Jackson — Robert Vincent Remini,AndrewJackson : The Course of American Freedom, 1822-1832 —Robert Vincent Remini,AndrewJackson : The Course of American Democracy,1833-1845 — Robert Vincent Remini,AndrewJackson : The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821 —Andrew Burstein,ThePassions of Andrew Jackson — David S. Heidler & JeanneT. Heidler,OldHickory's War: Andrew Jackson and the Quest forEmpire — Donald B. Cole,ThePresidency of Andrew Jackson — H. W. Brands,AndrewJackson : His Life and Times — Jon Meacham,AmericanLion: Andrew Jackson in the White House — Donald BarrChidsey,AndrewJackson, Hero — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
| | Spencer Jarnagin (1792-1853) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.; Athens,McMinnCounty, Tenn.; Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born inGraingerCounty, Tenn.,1792.Whig.Lawyer; member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1833-35; Whig PresidentialElector for Tennessee,1840;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1843-47.Slaveowner. Became ill withcholera,subjected to "heroic treatment" by his doctor, and died, in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,June 25,1853 (ageabout 60years).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Memphis, Tenn. | | James Howard Jarvis II (1937-2007) — also known asJames H. Jarvis II — Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,February28, 1937.Lawyer;BlountCounty Law and Equity Court Judge, 1972-77; circuit judge inTennessee, 1977-84;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1984-2002;took senior status 2002.Member,SigmaChi.Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,June 6,2007 (age70 years, 98days).Burial location unknown. | | Ray Howard Jenkins (1897-1980) — also known asRay H. Jenkins;"The Terror of TellicoPlains" —of Tellico Plains,MonroeCounty, Tenn.Born in Unaka,CherokeeCounty, N.C.,1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer; committee counsel during the "Army-McCarthy" hearingsin 1954; Republican Presidential Elector for Tennessee,1956(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon).Died in1980(ageabout83 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Columbus Sheridan Jenkins; married to Eva Nash. |
| | William Lewis Jenkins (b. 1936) — also known asWilliam L. Jenkins;BillJenkins —of Rogersville,HawkinsCounty, Tenn.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,December29, 1936.Republican.Lawyer; member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1963-71;Speakerof the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1969-71;candidate forGovernor ofTennessee, 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention fromTennessee,1988;circuit judge in Tennessee, 1990-96;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1997-.Baptist.Still living as of 2014. | | Cave Johnson (1793-1866) — of Clarksville,MontgomeryCounty, Tenn.Born inRobertsonCounty, Tenn.,January11, 1793.Democrat.Lawyer;MontgomeryCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1817;U.S.Representative from Tennessee, 1829-37, 1839-45 (8th District1829-33, 11th District 1833-37, 1839-43, 9th District 1843-45);U.S.Postmaster General, 1845-49; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1850-51;banker.Slaveowner. Died in Clarksville,MontgomeryCounty, Tenn.,November23, 1866 (age73 years, 316days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Clarksville, Tenn. | | George Washington Johnson (1811-1862) — also known asGeorge W. Johnson — of Georgetown,ScottCounty, Ky.Born inScottCounty, Ky.,May 27,1811.Lawyer; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1838;delegateto Kentucky secession convention, 1861; Confederate Governor ofKentucky, 1861-62; served in the Confederate Army during the CivilWar.Shotduring theCivil Warbattle of Shiloh, and died soon after, inHardinCounty, Tenn.,April 8,1862 (age50 years, 316days).Interment atGeorgetownCemetery, Georgetown, Ky. | | Tillman Davis Johnson (1858-1953) — also known asTillman D. Johnson — of Utah. Born inRutherfordCounty, Tenn.,January8, 1858.Democrat.Lawyer; law partner ofLindsayR. Rogers; candidate forU.S.Representative from Utah at-large, 1912;U.S.District Judge for Utah, 1915-49; took senior status 1949.Died in Ogden,WeberCounty, Utah,November1, 1953 (age95 years, 297days).Burial location unknown. | | Calvin Jones (b. 1810) — of Somerville,FayetteCounty, Tenn.Born inPersonCounty, N.C.,July 8,1810.Democrat.Universityprofessor;lawyer; Chancellor, Western Division ofTennessee, 1847-54.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown. | | Carey Estes Kefauver (1903-1963) — also known asEstes Kefauver — of Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.Born near Madisonville,MonroeCounty, Tenn.,July 26,1903.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1939-49; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Tennessee,1944(alternate;speaker),1952;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1949-63; died in office 1963; candidatefor Democratic nomination for President,1952,1956;candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1956.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Lions;American BarAssociation;Rotary;Americansfor Democratic Action;AmericanPolitical Science Association;KappaSigma;PhiDelta Phi.Died, from arupturedabdominal aortic aneurysm, atBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,August10, 1963 (age60 years, 15days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Monroe County, Tenn.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert Cooke Kefauver and Phredonia Bradford (Estes) Kefauver;married,August8, 1935, to Nancy Patterson Pigott; first cousin once removed ofJosephWingate Folk; second cousin thrice removed ofMontgomeryBlair andFrancisPreston Blair Jr.; third cousin twice removed ofJamesLawrence Blair,FrancisPreston Blair Lee andGistBlair; fourth cousin once removed ofEdwardBrooke Lee. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | The Estes KefauverFederalBuilding, inNashville,Tennessee, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Estes Kefauver: HughBrogan,AllHonorable Men : Huey Long, Robert Moses, Estes Kefauver, Richard J.Daley — Joseph Bruce Gorman,Kefauver:A Political Biography |
| | Chambers Kellar (b. 1867) — of Lead,LawrenceCounty, S.Dak.Born in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,March 4,1867.Republican.Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom South Dakota,1920(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1932.Episcopalian.Member,PhiDelta Theta;Freemasons;Elks;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Burial location unknown. | | Richard Keller (b. 1964) — also known asRic Keller — of Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.Born in Johnson City,WashingtonCounty, Tenn.,September5, 1964.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Florida 8th District, 2001-.Still living as of 2014. | | Wesley Travis Kennerly (1877-1944) — also known asWesley T. Kennerly — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born inHenryCounty, Tenn.,August29, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1917-21; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1940.SouthernMethodist. Member,American BarAssociation;PhiDelta Phi;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Sonsof Confederate Veterans;Sons ofthe Revolution;UnitedSpanish War Veterans.DiedJanuary29, 1944 (age66 years, 153days).Interment atBerry Highland Memorial Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn. | | Jerry Walter Kilgore (b. 1961) — also known asJerry W. Kilgore — of Glen Allen,HenricoCounty, Va.Born in Kingsport,SullivanCounty, Tenn.,August23, 1961.Republican.Lawyer;Virginiastate attorney general, 2002-05; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Virginia,2004,2008;candidate forGovernor ofVirginia, 2005.Still living as of 2008. | | Austin Augustus King (1802-1870) — also known asAustin A. King — of Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.; Richmond,RayCounty, Mo.Born inSullivanCounty, Tenn.,September21, 1802.Democrat.Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the BlackHawk War; member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1834-36; circuit judge inMissouri, 1837-48, 1862-63;Governor ofMissouri, 1848-53; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Missouri,1860;U.S.Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1863-65; defeated,1852, 1864.Slaveowner. Died inSt.Louis, Mo.,April22, 1870 (age67 years, 213days).Original interment ataprivate or family graveyard, Ray County, Mo.; reinterment atRichmondCemetery, Richmond, Mo.
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