Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-14
rErnrsaErANs IN CONGRESS.

TENNEssEEANs IN CONGRESS,
Both the United States senators and all
the ten representatives from Tennessee
at present in congress are natives of the
State. Senator James E. Bailey, OF
Clarksville, was born in Montgomery
county, August 10, 1922, and Senator
Isham G. Harris, of Memphis, was born
in Franklin county in 1918. James
Henry Randolph, Of Newport, represent
ing the First congressional district, was
born in jefferson county, October 10,
1926; Jacob NJ. Thornburg, Of Knox
vile, representing the Second district,
was born at New Market, July 3, 1881;
George Gibbs Dibbrell, Of Sparta, repre-
senting the Third district, was born in
White county, April IL, 1922 Haywood
Yancy Riddle, Of Lebanon, represent.
ing the Fourth district, was born at Van
Buren,, Hardeman county, June 20, 1884;
john Morgan Bright, of Fayetteville,
representing the Fifth district, was born
at Fayetteville, January 20, 1917; John
F. House, Of 55i!afksville, representing
the Sixth district, was born in William
son county, January g., 1927; Washing.
ton Currsn Whitthorne, of Columbia,
representing the Seventh district
was born in Marshall county,
April 10, 1926; John D. G. Atkins,
of Paris, representing the Eighth
district, was born in Henry county, June
A. 1925; William P. Caldwell, Of Gard
ner, representing the Ninth district, was
born at Cbristmasville, Carroll county,
November s, 1882; Casey Young, Of
Memphis, representing the Tenth dis
trict, VAS born in Hardeman county.
But these are not the only Tennesseeans
in congress by a considerable majority.
Taking the States alphabetically we find
that Senator John T. Morgan, of Selma,
Ala, was born at Athens, McMinn coan-
ty, East Tennessee, June 20, 1924, and
was taken to Alabama at the age of nine,
where he has since resided. Charles NJ
Shelley, of Selma, representing the
Fourth Alabama district, was born in
Sullivan county, East Tennessee, De.
cember %, 1S33-was q brigsdier general
in the Confederate army, and settled in
Alabama after the a Senator Angus
tus Il. Garland, Of Little Rock, Ark,
was born June IL, 1882, in Upton county,
West Tennessee, but removed to Arksn-
sas in early childhood with bis parents.
VIM. f. Slemons, of Monticello, Ark, rep
%resenting the Second district, was born in
WeakIey county, Tenn, March b. $780,
and removed to Arkansas in 1852
Thomas Montieue Gunter, of Fayette-
vile, Ark, representing the Fourth dis
trict in congress, was born IN Middle
Tennessee September Is, 1926, John X.
Luttrell, of Santo Rosa, Cal, represent.
ing the Third district in congress, vas
born near Knoxville, East Tennessee,
June n, 1881, but has resided in Cali
foruia twenty-five years. Thomas j..
Henderson, of Princeton, ILL.,, represent
ing the Sixth district Of that Stale in
congress, was born at Brownsville, Hay
wood county, West Tennessee, November
20, 1924, and removed to Illinois at the
age Of eleven. Andrew Il. Boone, Of
MsyGeld, Ky, representingih The First dis
triet Of that State in the house Of repre-
sentatives, was bern in Davidson county,
Middle Tennessee, April A, 1881, and re.
moved with bis parents in 1888 to Graves
. county, Kentucky, where he has since
resided. Edward White Robertson, Of
Baton Rouge, La, representing the Sixth
district in congress, was born near Nash.
vile, Tenn, June IL, 1923, and re
moved with bis parents to Iberville parish
Louisiana in 1925, and was edueated
in Louisiana, Kentucky and Tennessee.
John II. Reagan, Of Palestine, Texas
late postmaster general Of the Coniede
rate States, but row representing tht
First congressional district Of bis adopted
State, was born in Sewer county, Eas
Tennessee, October s, 1878, aud setlleC
10 the republic of Texas in May, 1889
James w. Throckmorton, Of Mckinney
Texas, late governor Of the State, bu
now representing the Third district il
congress, was born al Sparta, Tennessee
February l, 1925, and e~migrated with hi
family to Texas in 1871. So it appear
that twenty.three Of the senators AM
representatives Of the United StateI
congress we're born in Tennessee. Thosi
elected OF this number from other State
emigrated at an early age and became
identified as they grew up with the StsteI
10 which they respectively settled. The
other States, beginning with the originA
thirteen, are, in nearly every instance
represented by native born citizens
There is no particular Significance in