Buford Pusser

Buford Pusser

male, deceased (1974)
sheriff Professional wrestler gambling moonshine American From Tennessee … West Tennessee
Buford Hayse Pusser (December 12, 1937 - August 21, 1974) was the Sheriff of McNairy County, Tennessee (in West Tennessee) from 1964 to 1970.... More
Joseph McMinn

Joseph McMinn

male, deceased (1824)
quaker Native American Governor of Tennessee white governor constitutional convention … West Tennessee
Joseph McMinn (1758 - 1824) was governor of Tennessee from 1815 to 1821. A native of Pennsylvania and a Quaker, he arrived in Tennessee in 1787. He... More

Alvin Hawkins

male, deceased (1905)
Republican Democrat american civil war democratic party republican party Governor of Tennessee … West Tennessee
Alvin Hawkins (December 2, 1821-April 27, 1905) was governor of Tennessee from 1881 to 1883. He was a native of Kentucky who had been brought to... More

Dan Kuykendall

male, 84 years old
American military personnel of World War II Dan Heflin Kuykendall West Tennessee Texas A&M University alumni United States Democratic Party U.S. Representative
Dan Heflin Kuykendall (born July 9, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1967 to 1975. He is a member of the Republican Party.... More
Malcolm R. Patterson

Malcolm R. Patterson

male, deceased (1935)
Republican Union City Vanderbilt University confederate attorney general Governor of Tennessee … West Tennessee
Malcolm Rice Patterson (June 7, 1861-March 8, 1935) was the governor of the U.S. state of Tennessee from 1907 to 1911. A native of Alabama, his... More
Howell Edmunds Jackson

Howell Edmunds Jackson

male, deceased (1895)
United States Supreme Court justice United States Supreme Court Tennessee lawyer american civil war Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives jurist … West Tennessee
Howell Edmunds Jackson (April 8, 1832-August 8, 1895) was an American jurist and politician. He served on the United States Supreme Court and had... More

Frank P. Lashlee

male, 71 years old
Republican West Tennessee East Tennessee republican party middle tennessee Rural West Tennessee Democratic Caucus
Frank P. Lashlee (born June 30, 1937 in Camden, Tennessee) is a former member of the Tennessee General Assembly. He is a Democrat. Lashlee was born... More
James Naifeh

James Naifeh

male, 69 years old
raccoon coon Democrat United States Congress lebanese Tennessee House of Representatives … West Tennessee
James O. Naifeh (born June 16, 1939), usually known as Jimmy Naifeh, is a Tennessee politician who currently serves as the Speaker of the Tennessee... More

Thomas B. Turley

male, deceased (1910)
University of Virginia Memphis confederate american civil war prisoner of war Governor of Tennessee … West Tennessee
Thomas Battle Turley (April 15, 1845 - July 1, 1910) was a Tennessee attorney who served as a Democratic United States Senator from 1897 to 1901.... More

George Washington Lent Marr

male, deceased (1856)
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill attorney general mississippi river whig party burial … West Tennessee
George Washington Lent Marr was an American politician that represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. He was born near... More