City: Paris
SWEENEY, James, Co. Court Clerk; born Henry Co., Tenn., Nov. 30, 1864; son Calvin and Hannah (Check) SWEENEY; Scotch-Irish descent; father is retired manufacturer and Union Veteran; married Mattie B. JOYNER May 19, 1898; member W. O. W. (Past Consul Commander); Co. Court Clerk Aug. 1906-1910; re-elected 1910 to 1914; in early life entered timber business; was associated with father in various enterprises until 1906, when he entered public life as Co. Court Clerk; stockholder in Paris and Jackson corporations; member Methodist Episcopal church, South; secretary, recording steward and Sunday school superintendent.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
