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80:Succeeded by
57:
23:Peter Turney
1410:1903 deaths
1405:1827 births
535:Prohibition
115:Preceded by
68:Preceded by
1369:Categories
971:1893–1897
925:Democratic
865:References
720:2011-12-02
554:Lodge Bill
537:candidate
531:Republican
462:, and the
384:Early life
374:Democratic
329:Seven Days
234:Allegiance
221:Profession
194:Democratic
153:1827-09-22
1302:Sundquist
1297:McWherter
1292:Alexander
1277:Ellington
1267:Ellington
1237:McAlister
1222:A. Taylor
1202:Patterson
1182:R. Taylor
1167:R. Taylor
1102:Trousdale
598:'s play,
466:. At the
414:Nashville
210:Relations
200:Spouse(s)
109:1886–1893
105:In office
58:In office
48:26th
1344:Category
1307:Bredesen
1257:Browning
1242:Browning
1187:McMillin
1172:Buchanan
1142:J. Brown
1132:Brownlow
1107:Campbell
1097:N. Brown
1092:A. Brown
844:, p. 134
826:Archived
758:Archived
616:See also
562:Populist
520:Governor
317:Bull Run
293:Commands
224:Attorney
216:(father)
1287:Blanton
1272:Clement
1262:Clement
1217:Roberts
1192:Frazier
1157:Hawkins
1122:Johnson
1112:Johnson
1072:Carroll
1062:Houston
1057:Carroll
832:, p. 9.
526:Bourbon
287:Colonel
1312:Haslam
1252:McCord
1247:Cooper
1232:Horton
1207:Hooper
1177:Turney
1147:Porter
1137:Senter
1117:Harris
1077:Cannon
1052:McMinn
1047:Blount
1042:Sevier
1032:Sevier
608:Family
458:, the
343:(1862)
337:(1862)
331:(1862)
325:(1862)
319:(1861)
261:
243:
94:of the
1152:Marks
1087:Jones
1037:Roane
628:Notes
1354:List
1282:Dunn
1227:Peay
1162:Bate
1127:East
1082:Polk
1067:Hall
1020:list
938:1894
934:1892
278:Rank
166:Died
147:Born
1317:Lee
1212:Rye
1197:Cox
900:at
777:,"
682:,"
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