page_title: Robert L. Caruthers
hierarchical_section_title: Robert L. Caruthers
caption_attribution_description: English: American politician and attorney, Robert L. Caruthers (1800&#8211;1882), in Masonic Grand Master of Tennessee regalia
context_page_description: Robert Looney Caruthers was an American judge, politician, and professor. He helped establish Cumberland University in 1842, serving as the first president of its board of trustees, and was a cofounder of the Cumberland School of Law, one of the oldest law schools in the South. He served as a Tennessee state attorney general in the late 1820s and early 1830s, and was a justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court in the 1850s and early 1860s. He also served one term in the United States House of Representatives. In 1863, he was elected Governor of Tennessee by the state's Confederates, but never took office.
context_section_description: Robert Looney Caruthers (July 31, 1800 – October 2, 1882) was an American judge, politician, and professor.  He helped establish Cumberland University in 1842, serving as the first president of its board of trustees, and was a cofounder of the Cumberland School of Law, one of the oldest law schools in the South.  He served as a Tennessee state attorney general in the late 1820s and early 1830s, and was a justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court in the 1850s and early 1860s.  He also served one term in the United States House of Representatives (1841–1843).  In 1863, he was elected Governor of Tennessee by the state's Confederates, but never took office.
caption: Caruthers in Masonic regalia, ca. 1849
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