Member of Tennessee Senate, 13th and 14th General Assemblies, 1819-23; representing Hawkins and Sullivan counties. Born in Pennsylvania on August 8, 1776; son of Peter and Sibil (Pitzer) Miller. Pioneer farmer of Hawkins County; banker, being president of the State … Continue reading →
Member of North Carolina House of Commons, 1787; representing Hawkins County (then North Carolina, now Tennessee); Franklinite. No information has been located on Representative Marshall, other than he was the first Register of Spencer (i.e. Hawkins) County, and his service … Continue reading →
SENATE, 1st, 2nd (1st session only; resigned and replaced by Joel Dyer), 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th General Assemblies, 1796-1799, 1801-11; representing Hawkins County in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th and 6th Assemblies; Hawkins and Sullivan counties in the … Continue reading →
Member of Tennessee Senate, 11th General Assembly, 1815-17; representing Hawkins and Sullivan counties. Born on March 5, 1790, probably in Hawkins County, (as his father was living there, in Stanley Valley as early as 1780); son of Michael and Tempa … Continue reading →
Member of North Carolina House of Commons, 1788, 1789; representing Hawkins County (then North Carolina, now Tennessee). No information located on date and place of birth, names of parents, extent of schooling, name of wife and children, if any. All … Continue reading →
Member of Tennessee House, 5th and 6th General Assemblies, 1803-07; representing Hawkins County; Democrat. Born c. 1759, in Northumberland County, Virginia; son of Francis and Elizabeth (Howard) Kenner. Removed to the Watauga area with his father, both of them having … Continue reading →
Member of Tennessee House, 3rd and 4th General Assemblies, 1799-1803; representing Hawkins County. Born in Louisa County, Virginia, on August 5, 1764; son of Mordecai and Sarah Carr Hord. Bought land in Hawkins County in 1791 and moved there in … Continue reading →
Member of Tennessee House, 25th and 26th General Assemblies, 1843-45; representing Hawkins County; party affiliation not shown. Born in Stafford County, Virginia, on May 22, 1805; son of William Hord. Removed as a child with his parents to Dobson Creek, … Continue reading →
Member of North Carolina House of Commons, 1787; representing Hawkins County (then North Carolina, now Tennessee). Born in Hanover County, Virginia, on December 1, 1736; son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Williams) Henderson. Removed with his parents to Granville, North Carolina, … Continue reading →
Member of Tennessee Senate, 32nd General Assembly, 1857-59; representing Hancock, Hawkins, and Jefferson counties; Whig. Born in Knox County on November 5, 1823; son of Frederick Steidinger and Mary Eliza (Brown) Heiskell. Graduated from East Tennessee College, 1840; studied law … Continue reading →
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