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, Hawkins County. Cabinet maker and clerk in a store. Became cashier of the Branch Bank of the State at Rogersville; director in 1844. Clerk of the county court, 1838-43; clerk of circuit court, 1856-65. In Cherokee Campaign of 1836; member of Rogersville Town Patrol, 1854, with title of “captain.” Married in Rogersville on June 23, 1831, to Sarah Huffmaster, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Weitzel) Huffmaster; ten children–William Gillison, Charles Joseph, Mary Elizabeth, Joseph Thomas, John James, Daniel Carmichael, Andrew Jackson, Mary Miller, Margaret Sarah, and George Powel Hord. Member Presbyterian Church; I.O.O.F. The family was not living in Hawkins County from 1863 until 1879, but eventually returned. He died at Persia, near Rogersvillle, on June 14, 1887; buried nearby.

Sources: Huffmaster, Huffmaster-Hoffmeister Family Records; Rogersville Review, June 16, 1888; Price, Hawkins County Marriage Records, 71; Railroad Advocate, July 4, 1831; U.S. Census, 1880, Hawkins County.

From Biographical Directory: Tennessee General Assembly, 1796-1967, Issue 3