City: Columbia
ALEXANDER, Henry Frank, farmer, fruit grower and phosphate dealer; born near Columbia, Tenn., Aug, 30, 1864; Scotch-Irish descent; son of A. F. and Susan Caroline (Fussell) ALEXANDER; father’s occupation, farmer and merchant; paternal grandparents A. B. and Margaret (Benderman) ALEXANDER, maternal grandparents Henry B. and Eliza (Kincaid) FUSSELL; educated Montgomery Bell Academy and Vanderbilt University; married Margaret Pearl PROVINE Sept. 28, 1907; member Knights of Pythias, Elks; Democrat; in early life he was engaged in farming and dealing in life stock; he was connected with early discovery of phosphate, both brown and blue in tenn., and is interested in the manufacture of fertilizer with Tenn. Valley Fertilizer Co., Florence, Ala.; interested in lumber manufacturing and in Consolidated Phos. Co., international corporation, and in farming and fruit growing; member of Presbyterian church, U. S. A.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
