Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-04
REPRBsE STATIvE M'cALLUM

Dickson county.
REPREsE NATIVE M'CALLUM.
Hon. Levi McCallum, representative
elect from the Pictorial district composed
of the counties of Hickman, Perry and
Lewis, was born in Hickman county, and
and is now forty-ive years of age. He was
elected sheriff of Hickman county In 1850,
in which capacity he served until the break
ing out of the late war, when deeming that
his allegiance was fIst due to bis nat%
State, he raised and organized q company
ofinfantry and joined the AID Tennessee
Regiment, Upon the organization OF the
R -giment he was elected major, ID
which capacity he served for few months,
when he W as prom ted to The Lieutenant
Colonecy of TIE regiment, which was at
this time commanded by Col CATER
ward Gsn.) w. A. Qlarles. With MI
McCalum as LieuteDaut-C Colonel and Maj
Josiah R. Hubbard as NJ jDr, more gal
liant set Of field officers or = more brave and
gallant set of men were never thrown t.
gether thanthose then comprising the forty
secoud Tennessee, as was sfterward proven
by them on many hard fought battle field
after returning from the war, Col. Metal
lum took an active interest in all measures
tending toward peace ard reconciliation,
aud was eIec.ed member OF the ID use OF
REPRESENTATIVES in the last General As
se,nbly, in vi CD body he represented bis
constituents with marked attention, never
having been absent from his seat single
day. III the late canvass he made the race
as Democrat, supporting the entire Demo
cratic ticket, aid uIgiI g upon bis constltu-
ents The importance of complete organize
tion. In his home civil district out of
vote Of 1872 he received all but four. His
postofice is Centreville.
REPRESENTATIVE WOOD.
hon. James II. Wood, Representative
elect from the counties of Coffee and Can
non, was born in Cannon county, and is
nov As years Of age. He is farmer and
now engaged in agricultural pursuits in Can
non county. When the war commenced
! between the United States and Mexico IL
| IS47, be volunteered as a soldier in Col. B.
F. Cheatham's Regiment, and Went with
that regiment to Mexico, and was engaged
ia the various battles fought during that
| var. He was elected and served Cannon
county as Clerk ofthe Circuit Court in 1856,
and was reelected in 1880, when, the late
war breaking out, he raised and organised
company ofinfantry and We It into the Con-
federate army. after the close of the war
he was elecsed Justice of the Peace, and
subsequently, Chairman OF the County
Court of Cannon county, which position ne
still holds. Some two years since he was
Indicted in the Federal Court for holding
Office contrary to the provisions Of the
| Fourteenth Amendment TO the
Constitution of the United States, but by
the late Amnesty law of Congress, he was
relieved from lis disabilities, and the indict-
ment has been dismissed. In The late can
vass, Mr.. Wood made his race as Demo
crat, supporting the entire Democratic
ticket. Having been Clerk of the Circuit
Court, Justice of the Peace, and Chairman
ofthe County Court, and now Represen.
tative man, ard will make useful member
of the House of Representatives. His post
office is Short Mountain, Cannon county
REPRESENTATIVE MARTIN OF MONROE
Hon. S. j. Martin, Representative elect {,
from the the counties of Monroe and Lou
dor, was born in Knox county, on the Both
day of October, 1888, aud is conseq uenLly
thirty-nine years of age. He was raised on
farm where he was taught TO earn his
living by the "5weat Of his brow" and fol-
IoEed the occupation until arriving at age,
when he learned the carpenter trade. At
the commencement of the late war be
crossed the mountains of East Tennessee,
travelling several hundred miles on foot,
la order TO reach the lines Of the
Federal army. he was mustered into
the service Of The United Sta es as first Lieu
tenant of Company d, 18th Tennessee
Cavalry, in which capacity he served during
the war. After the close Of the war be re
turned to his home In Monroe county, and
settled on farm he bad bought previous to
he war, and having been electrd a Justice =
the Peace, he has since served his county
in that capacity, and has at the same time
curied on his farming operations. In TIE
late canvass Mr.. Martin was nominated for
MS present position By joint convention Of
the Republican party Of the two counties
TO be represented by him, and made his race
as Republican, supporting the entire Re-
publican ticket. He is very conservative in
his views, and has never been 30 deVotedly
attached to party IS to warrant him in 70
ling for men or measures that he conceived
70 be injurious TO the common good of the
State. His post Office is Philadelphia.
REPRESENTATIVE COUCH.
Hon. R. c. Couch, Representative
elect from the county of Bedford
was born in the county to be rep
resented by him, and is now f0rty-twt
years of age. He was raised on 1
farm and devoted his time TO agriculture
| | purcrita until the breaking ont of the l.ft