FORT, Charles Henry, farmer; born Robertson Co., Tenn., Nov. 14, 1860; French Huguenot descent; son of Josiah W. and Eliza P. (Dancy) FORT; father a farmer and minister of the Gospel; paternal grandparents Joel B. and Nancy (Metcalfe) FORT, maternal grandparents William and Nancy (Deggs) DANCEY; educated at Vanderbilt University, graduating therefrom with the degree of B.S. June 1880; married Jennie PATTON Nov. 7, 1906; member of Baptist church; F. and A.M. Knights of Pythias, I.O.O.F.; Democrat; formerly Justice of the Peace, in which office he still continues to serve; organized the Dark Tobacco Planters Protective Association, and seved as its first president; instituted an investigation upon which the United States government predicated a suit against the Tobacco Trust; stock breeder and farmer, making a specialty of purebred Jersey cattle and Duroc Jersey hogs.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
