Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-01-31

Something About the New State
officers.
Nashville American.

w. r. Garrett, appointed Superin>
tendent of Public Instruction, was
born in Williamsburg, Va, April -,
1889, and spent much of his early life
at work upon the farm of his father,
located near Williamsburg. Mr.. Gar,
rett graduated at William and Mary |
College in 1858, receiving the degree
of A. M. He spent the following year
at the University of Virginia, en-
gagged in the study of law. He then
returned to his native town and ems
tered upon the practice of law. He
was thus engaged when the civil war
broke out in 1861. He enlisted on the
day on which Virginia seeded, as a
private in the Thirty-second Virginia
Regiment.
After the close of the war, Capt.
Garrett returned to his native town,
intending to resume the practice of
law. Unexpectedly to himself, he
was offered, by the faculty of his alma
mater, William and Mary College,
the position of Master of the Gram
mar School of that ancient college.
He accepted the position and thus be-
came teacher.
In January, 1868, he removed to
Tennessee and married in Pulaski,
Giles County. He resided in Pulaski
six years, filling the position of Presi>
dent of Giles College and County Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction of
Giles County. He next resided about
one year in Msrshall County, as prinr
ciple Of a large school in COrnersville.
In 1875 he was elected to his press
ent position at Montgomery Bell
Academy of the University of Nash
vile. He has occupied this position
for the past fifteen years,
For the past six years he has been
one of the editors of the Southwestern
Journal of Education, published in
; Nashville.
D. G. Goodwin, Commissioner OF
: Agriculture, is an old Confederate
} soldier. He was first Lieutenant
Company |, FifTy-First Tennessee
, and was virtually Captain of the
r company during the first year, owing
: to the age of Capt. o. d. Weaver
+ who was killed at Perryville. After
Y the first years service DR.. Goodwin
was appointed Surgeon of the Fifty
: First Tennessee and other regiments
It consolidated, which position he helC
# till the close of the war, surrenderin,
}, in 1865 under Joseph Z. Johnston a
d GreenbOrO, n. c., at which place h,
Is was paroled. He is now a farme
e and retired physician, living nea
It Irelandton, Shelby County. He ha
Is a fine farm containing several hun
l. dred acres, upon which he bestow
If great care and attention. He is praC
o tical in his ideas about farming an,
IS is regarded by all who know him a
l. a success in his chosen occupation
v His opinions on agricultural topic
3, have weight among the people Of hi
le community and agricultural peopl
ID generally. Those who know hir
j. best regard him as eminently quail
j. fed to take the place which has bee
i, so admirably filled by Maj. B. N
Hord and his valued assistant, Ma
al Charles Vanderlord.
a Eth. B. Wade, the newly appointe
e. Superintendent of Prisons, is also a
in old Confederate soldier, havin
tn volunteered when a mere DO,
a AS member of Gen. j. B. Palmer
at company, Eighteenth Tennessee,
re did valuable service on my field
i'll He was appointed from ranks to a p,
~ sition on the staff of Gen. J. B. Hoo
p with the title of Captain, where
ct served until the close of the wa
Since then he has been engaged
rel farming and agricultural pursuits, ar
he has been clerk of the House sin
m 1877. In every position to which
10 has been called he has prove
is himself eminently fitted for Il
ms duties and responsibilities devol
ar ing upon him. His executive abb
'er ties are of the highest order, qualitl
it which will go far towards common
'ry ing his administration of the Sta
lat prison to the favor of the public. Gle
erous, yet possessed of a clear idea
'il- to justice, he will be found capt
lrn member of the State Cabinent and
IN good Superintendent.
tor H. H. Norman, Adjutant Genel
lit, and private secretary to the Cover
is or, was born July 4, 1889, IN Ruth
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