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Political Graveyard: Blount County Politicians

The following Blount County politicians have records at Political Graveyard.com. Click on their name to view additional information. ALEXANDER, Lamar  BAKER, Henry Howard BAKER, Irene Bailey BEALS, James Franklin BIRD, Agnes BOYATT, Ted D. CALLAWAY, Lee CATES Jr., Charles Theodore  CRAWFORD Jr., John C. CUNNIGHAM, Edwin S. EARLY, Samuel St.

County Clerks: 1795-1970

John McKee 1795-1796 James Houston (Major) 1796-1818 Jacob F. Foute 1818-1833 Nathaniel Reagan 1833-1840 Jeremiah Kennon 1841-1844 William Lowry 1844-1848 Robert A. Tedford 1848-1853 Spencer Henry 1853-1854 J.C. McCoy 1854-1862 W.L. Dearing 1862-1866 R.C. Tucker 1866-1871 T.D. Edginton 1871-1872 J.A. Greer 1872-1880 Ben Cunningham (Major) 1880-1902 Clay Cunningham 1902-1910 C.B.

ROBERTS, George D.

George D. Roberts, county court clerk of Blount county, was born in this county, on the 3d of February, 1889, on a farm at Cades Cove. His parents were Samuel J. and M. J. Roberts. In the acquirement of his education George D. Roberts attended the common schools of Blount county,

GEORGE, James Edward (Dr.)

Dr. James Edward George is actively engaged in the practice of medicine in Rockwood, where he also has a drug store. A native of Blount county, his birth occurred on the 21st of February, 1856, a son of Edward George and Mary Jane (Thompson) George. The paternal grandparents were Samuel

DOUGHERTY, Nancy

The book, History of Watauga County, North Carolina (pg. 318) by John Preston Arthur includes the following details of Nancy Hayes Dougherty who died in Blount County in 1913. She was the daughter of Ransom Hayes of Watauga County who died in 1868.   Ransom was married to Sallie Green

COSTNER, Arthur J.

J. Arthur Costner, county treasurer of Blount county, is one of Maryville’s representative citizens. A native of this county, he was born near Carpenter’s Camp Grounds, on the 10th of October, 1871, a son of H. M, and Margaret L. Costner. J. Arthur Costner received his education in the common schools

CHUMLEA, W.C.

W.C. Chumlea, who was appointed Clerk & Master of the Chancery court the first of the week, was born in Knox County in 1845.  He came to this county, July 1875.  For three years after he came to Blount he clerked in the store of H.L. Bradley, which stood where

CATES Sr., Charles T.

Charles T. Cates, Sr. One of the old members of the bar of east Tennessee, Colonel Cates lacks only two years of having completed a half century as a lawyer. He has had a varied and useful life, and has been a soldier, lawyer, legislator, and otherwise identified with the

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