City: Spencer
HASTON, Ernest N., Lawyer and public official; born Cummingsville, Tenn., March 26, 1877; Irish descent; son of George W. and Sarah (Shockley) HASTON; father farmer and stockman; paternal grandparents Isaac and Elizabeth (Sparkman) HASTON; maternal grandparents Phillip and Elizabeth (Rhodes) SHOCKLEY; graduated from Burritt College, B. A., May 22, 1899; was a farmer boy and school teacher in early life; admitted to bar at Spencer, Tenn., July 1902 and has been engaged in practice of his profession since; married Vollie Kathleen SPARKMAN, July 20, 1904; member W. O. W., M. W. A., and a Master Mason; former superintendent of public instruction for Van Buren C., Tenn., two terms; elected in August election 1906 as clerk of the County Court of Van Buren Co., Tenn., to serve four years, elected second term Aug. 1910; delegate from Third Congressional district of Tenn. To the last National Democratic convention at Denver, Col,; member of Church of Christ; chairman of the executive Committee of Van Buren Bank in which he is a director and stockholder; editor Spencer Times.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
