Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-03

Biographical Sketches OF the MEN,
beers of the Legislators.
SENATOR PATTON


Sketches OF the MEM
beers of the Legislature.
SENATOR PATTON.
Hon. S. K. N. Patton, Senator elect from
the first District, composed Of the counties
of johnson, Carter, Washington and
Greene, was born in Washington county,
Tennessee, in 1916, and is now Sc years
of age. he is a carpenter by trade and
followed that occupation antil about the
year 1850, when he engaged in mercantile
pursuits, and in the manufacture Of iron,
which business he followed from 1854 to
1860. When the late war broke out he
was a staunch Union man, and believing
that bis allegiance was due to the Federal
and not the State Government, he opposed
secession, was delegate to the Union Con-.
yentions, both at Knoxville and at Greene
vile in 1861. In the Greeneville Conven-
ton Gen. Arnold recommended him as
suitable person to be placed on the secret
committee from Washington. James w.
Deaderick having resigned, and VIM. FL
Maxwell having been nominated for the
place, Gen. Arnold moved 'that S. K. N.
Patton be appointed, as be is not one ofyour
tender-footed, weak kneed Union men,"
Ia 1851 be was elected to the Legislature
from Washington county, and during that
session, for soma act not consistent with
the feelings of the extreme Southern men,
he was placed under bond in the sum OF
$4,000, R. r. Butler and @. Powell, OF
Knoxville, becoming bis bondsmen. In
1868, he raised and organised the 9th Ten
nessee Federal cavalry, and served in the
Union army until the close of the war; COM
handed posts at Columbia, Franklin and
Gallatin, in 1864, and was complmented by
Brig. Gen. Andrew johnson, while he was
Military Governor of the State, for the en-
ergy he displayed in preparing for the recep-
t on of Gen. Wheeler, in his raid into Mid
die Tennessee, in August, 1864. He served
as a member of the General Assembly in
1861 and 1862, and again in 1865 and 1866,
in both of which terms he gave his copstit-
uents entire satisfaction. In the late can
vass Col. Patton received the nomination
of the Republican party of his district and
supported the entire Republican ticket. His
postoffice is Jonesboro.
SENATOR sMITHsoN.
Hon. Noble Smithson, Senator elect from
the fifteenth district, composed of the couE-
ties of Giles, Lawrence, Wayne and Lewis,
was born In Williamson county, and is now
thirty years of age. He is a lawyer by pro-
fession, and is now engaged in the practice
at Pulaski; was Attorney General for the
18th, now 9th, Judicial Circuit during the
years 1867, 1868, 1869 and 1870, and made
for himself quite reputation as criminal
LAWYER. In the late canvass Mr.. Smithson
made the race as an independent candi'
date" ignoring national politics and confin-
ing himself to measures Of State policy
He was repeatedly questioned during the
canvass as to how he stood on the Grant
and Greeley and johnson, Maynard and
Chsatham questions, but invariably de-
clined to commit himself to either, ststiDe
that he was s'for himself Alone" and asked
the votes of all who endorsed his views
upon questions of State policy presented
by him. Amongst other measures Of
State policy, he advocated the repeal
Of the ten per cent interest law and more
thorough system Of public schools, as vel
as q strict, economical administration OF tht
State Government. BE will represent ont
of the most populous and wealthy district
of the State, and being. wholly disconnected
from all party influence he will be in pc
sition to add much wholesome Legislation
to the statutory laws of the State, and wi
no doubt take an sctive interest in all mes
sures tending towards developing the re
sources Of the State. His postoffce is Pu
laski.