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Tennessee
General Assembly
1796-1969
The preliminary
sketches of legislators from Bradley County were prepared by the late Dan
M. Robinson.
Material donated by
Everett Horn Library
Allen, James
Clifford (1847-1920)
House, 52nd General
Assembly, 1901-03; representing Bradley County; Republican. Born at Tyner,
Hamilton County, September 22, 1847; son of James C. and Elizabeth (Goucher)
Allen. Extent of schooling not determined. Married, date and place not
indicated, to Minerva Elder; their six sons and five daughters were;
Robert, W. F., C. F., I. D.J. E., C. C., Mrs. Lizzie Spriggs, Mrs. F. W.
Parks, Mrs. Webb, Mrs. R. C. Renfro, and Mrs. Maude Goodner. Occupation
not stated, only: "Lived in James County a number of years, where he held
position of trust. Lived in Bradley County twenty-four years." His home
while in legislature was given as Cecilton, 12th civil district of Bradley
County. Tax assessor for James County several terms; county surveyor for
Bradley County a number of years; member Bradley County Republican
Executive Committee. In union army; enlisted at McMinnville, Warren
County, August 4, 1863; in Company H., 4th Tennessee Cavalry, U. S. A.;
made corporal; admitted to hospital at Jeffersonville, Indiana, November
14, 1864, with intermittent fever; detailed as a nurse in hospital at
Pulaski, Giles County; sick again in hospital at Nashville, Davidson
County, in February, 1865; mustered out at Nashville, July 12, 1865.
Ruling elder in Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Died at home "in the
Lebanon District of Bradley County" February 16, 1920; buried in Fort Hill
Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County.
Brown, Henry (c. 1813-?)
House,
36th General Assembly, 1869-71; representing Bradley County;
Republican. Born in Tennessee C. 1813; exact date and place of birth,
names of parents, and extent of schooling not found. Was twice married; in
census of 1850 his wife was Lucinda and in that of 1860 the
wife was Nancy; no information on family names of wives, dates and place
of marriages; seven children born before 1850-- James L., William H.,
Thomas, Mary E., Jane, Adeline, and Anne; three born after 1850-- Charles,
Emaline, and Angelina. Occupations: farmer, cabinetmaker, mechanic.
Came to Cleveland, Bradley County, from Athens, McMinn County, at
undetermined date, moved to farm in 3rd civil district; was living in 26th
district in 1850 and in 13th civil district in 1860. No additional
information.
Carter, John G. (1823-1915)
SENATE, 42nd and 43rd General
Assemblies, 1881-85; representing counties of Bradley, Loudon, McMinn,
Meigs, Monroe, and Polk in 42nd session, counties of Bradley, James,
McMinn, and Polk in 43rd; Democrat. Born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia,
April 14, 1823; son of Paschal and Elizabeth Carter. Attended "common
schools". First married January 13, 1853 to Darthula Inman, daughter of
James W. Inman; she died March 29, 1874; three sons and three daughters by
this marriage -- Anne, Hugh Lea, John Rhoda, May and one son whose name is
not found; second marriage December 25, 1876, to Myra Inman, sister of
first wife; two sons-- August and Peyton. Date of move to Tennessee not
found but first lived at Ducktown, Polk County; salesman for P. G. Lee and
Company, Cleveland, Bradley County, 1838; moved to Charleston, South
Carolina, 1847, to clerk in a store for nine years; traveled for a
dry-goods firm in South Carolina, of which he was part owner; in shoe
business, 1865, in Cincinnati, Ohio; returned to Cleveland, 1866, and
traveled for a New York firm; moved to Charleston, Bradley County,
to engage in farming; was living at that place while in legislature.
Delegate to Democratic State Convention, 1884, and chairman of convention,
1893. In confederate army; enlisted at Charleston, Tennessee September 24,
1862; private company F, 62nd Tennessee Infantry; was in hospital at
Vicksburg, Mississippi in spring of 1862; transferred to Company A,
62nd Tennessee Infantry, March 1, 1863; returned home because of ill
health but rejoined army in 1864 and continued until May, 1865. Not a
member of any church but " believes in the Christian faith"; member
Farmers' alliance. Died at Cleveland February 14, 1915; buried in Fort
Hill Cemetery.
Cate, Augustus A. (1845-1910)
HOUSE, 45th and 49th General
Assemblies; 1887-89; 1895-97; representing Bradley and Polk counties in
45th, Bradley alone in 49th; Republican. Born in McMinn County September
12, 1845; son of William and Ann Cate. Attended Oak Grove Academy,
Cleveland, Bradley County. Married at Chattanooga, Hamilton County, May 9,
1877, to Rosa Bell of James County; children -- David B., James G., Anna,
and Mae. Moved to Bradley County when quite young; in time engaged in
farming; bought, early in 1890's, Cleveland Banner of which
he was publisher and editor until he sole the paper after two years.
Elected mayor of Cleveland, 1895; serving two terms; unsuccessful
candidate for Congress, 1898, as Republican nominee; postmaster at
Cleveland, 1904-08; chairman, 1888, Republican County Executive Committee;
delegate to Republican National Convention of 1880 and 1892; member county
election commission, 1901; vice-president Farmer's Convention, 1893. In
Union army; enlisted at Nashville, Davidson County November 24, 1863;
sergeant in Company d, 12th Tennessee Cavalry, U. S. A.; was on detached
service at Nashville from April 5, 1864; left army June 8, 1864. Member
Presbyterian Church. Died at Cleveland May 16, 1910; buried in Fort Hill
Cemetery.
Cate, Thomas L. (1833-1907)
SENATE, 53rd and 54th General
Assemblies, 1903-07; representing counties of Bradley, Anderson, James,
McMinn, and Roane; Republican. Born in McMinn County, June 3, 1833; son of
Elijah and Nellie (Davis) Cate. After "common schools" of McMinn County,
attended secondary school in Virginia two years; studied law and admitted
to bar, 1855. Married, date and place not stated, to Margaret Hall;
children--Fannie and Frank H. Cate. Moved to Bradley County, 1860.
Practiced law for time but soon devoted full time to merchandising and
capitalistic enterprises; one of incorporators of North Carolina,
Cleveland, and Chattanooga Railway Company; president Charleston Bank,
Bradley County, which moved its business to Cleveland, Bradley County,
1887; in same year made vice-president and a director of newly organized
Chattanooga National Bank and continued through 1896. Delegate to National
Agricultural Congress, 1874; vice-president, 1882, East Commissioner,
1875; member county board of education, 1890-93, serving as president of
that board, 1893. Delegate to Republican national conventions of 1876 and
1892; president, Bradley County White Republican Club, 1892; unsuccessful
candidate for Tennessee Railroad Commission, 1900. During Civil War,
served as special revenue agent for Federal government in his section.
Ruling elder in Cumberland Presbyterian Church, serving as delegate to
presbytery on several occasions; member Ancient Order of United Workmen,
serving as Master Warden and trustee of Ocoee Lodge No. 42 in 1879;
officer in Knights of Pythias. Died at Cleveland March 20, 1907; buried at
Cleveland. Brother of Alfred M. Cate, sometime member Tennessee General
Assembly.
Clingan, Judge K. (1837-1908)
HOUSE, 34th (Reconstruction) General
Assembly, representing Bradley County; elected to fill vacancy caused by
resignation of Jesse H. Gaut, who resigned December 5, 1865; Clingan was
qualified and seated January 10, 1866, and served to end of term, October
6, 1867; Unionist during session, Republican later. Born "on the Harle
farm," Bradley County, July 11, 1837; son of Alexander A. Clingan. Nothing
found to show: extent of schooling, whether married or not, occupation.
Subject was in Union Army; enrolled for duty at Cleveland, Bradley County,
April 11, 1862, Company G, 5th Tennessee Infantry, U. S. A., commissioned
captain, April 2, 1862; resigned commission April 22, 1864, in order to
look after family's support following death of father. Was appointed U. S.
revenue collector, 1873; U. S. marshal; moved about this time to Indian
Territory, eventually to become Oklahoma, there to live for remainder of
life. Member Methodist Church; Grand Army of the Republic, serving for
several years as commander of Cheslea Post of that organization. Died at
Cheslea, Rogers County, Oklahoma, May 9, 1908; buried in Cheslea Cemetery.
Corn, James Franklin (1894-
)
HOUSE, 69th General Assembly, 1935-37;
representing Bradley and Polk Counties; Democrat. Born at Harrodsburg,
Mercer County, Kentucky, October 15, 1894; son of Charles T. and Julia
(Witherspoon) Corn. Attended high schools at Harrodsburg and
Versailles, Kentucky, 1909-12; received A. B. degree, 1916, from
University of Kentucky, Lexington; studied law at same institution, 1917.
Married at Cleveland, Bradley County, November 23, 1921, to Irene Knox,
daughter of Oscar and Harrie Knox of Cleveland; children--James F., Jr.
and Laura. Practicing attorney at Louisville and Bowling Green, Kentucky,
1919-23; has practiced law at Cleveland since 1923. Has held following
offices at Cleveland: city attorney, city judge, and mayor. Author of Red
Clay and Rattlesnake Springs (Cleveland, 1954) and Jim Witherspoon, a
Soldier of the South (Cleveland, 1962), and of a number of articles on
historical subjects in miscellaneous periodicals, including those
published by the Filson Club and Kentucky Historical Society. Served in
Tennessee National Guard from 1924 through World War II; retired as
Colonel of Infantry, 1954, with thirty-one years service. Member First
Christian Church, Cleveland; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
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