Percy Priest

Percy Priest

male, deceased (1956)
James Percy Priest, From Nashville, Tennessee, thetennessean, Columbia, Southern Manifesto, democratic party…nashville tennessean
James Percy Priest was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 until his death....
John Seigenthaler Sr.

John Seigenthaler Sr.

male, 82 years old
From Nashville, Tennessee, Media of the United States, Politics of the United States, American, From Nashville, Publisher…thetennessean, nashville tennessean
John Lawrence Seigenthaler is an American journalist, writer, and political figure. Seigenthaler joined "The Tennessean" in 1949 and became editor...
David Halberstam

David Halberstam

male, deceased (2007) (New York, New York, United States)
Political writer, sportswriter, from New York City, Sports Journalism, Pulitzer Prize winner, author…thetennessean, The Best and the Brightest, In the Year of the Pig
David Halberstam was an American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author known for his early work on the Vietnam War, his work on politics,...
Bill Boner

Bill Boner

male, 64 years old
Mayor of places in Tennessee, Middle Tennessee State University, Peabody College, From Tennessee, Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville School Of Law…thetennessean
William J. "Bill" Boner (born February 14, 1945) is a Tennessee educator and former Democratic politician. He was the third mayor of the...

Thelma Harper

female
davidson county, Metropolitan Council, Tennessee Senate, thetennessean, politician, tennessee state university
Thelma Harper is a Tennesseean politician and a member of the Tennessee Senate for the 19th district, which is composed of part of Davidson County....
Steve Southerland

Steve Southerland

male
republican party, Hamblen County, General Assemblies, Cocke County, Tennessee Senate, greene county…thetennessean
Steve Southerland, born March 8, 1955, is a Tennessee politician and a member of the Tennessee Senate representing the 1st district, which...
Richard Fulton

Richard Fulton

male, 82 years old
Mayor of places in Tennessee, nashville tennessean, primary, From Tennessee, United States Democratic Party, Tennessee State Senate…thetennessean
Richard Harmon "Dick" Fulton (born January 27, 1927) was the second mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County from 1975...
E. Thomas Wood

E. Thomas Wood

male, 46 years old
Tennessee Holocaust Commission, Tennessee Commission on Holocaust Education, From Nashville, Tennessee, Riverside MIlitary Academy, Vanderbilt University alumni, thetennessean…The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal
E. Thomas Wood (born October 9, 1963) is an American journalist, historian, and freelance writer. He currently works as a reporter for...
Fred Russell

Fred Russell

male, deceased (2003)
Nashville, sportswriter, Heisman Trophy, banner, thetennessean, Vanderbilt University
Fred McFerrin Russell (August 27, 1906-January 26, 2003) was an American sportswriter and a lifelong resident of Nashville, Tennessee. Russell was...
Luke Lea

Luke Lea

male, deceased (1945)
World War I, American military, Columbia Law School, Nashville, democratic party, south…thetennessean, nashville tennessean, University of the South
Luke Lea was a Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee from 1911 to 1917. Lea was the great-grandson of an earlier Luke Lea who was a...