The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-07-21
HARDEMAN'S HISTORY
BY HISTORIAN.

While waiting for the towns,
lawyers, doctors, churches and mer-
chants to furnish their data to write
from, l will give the representatives
who made our laws for us a place
in Hardeman's History.
On searching the records in our
possession, we find that the 18th
General Assembly of the State met
at MurfreesbOro on the 18th day of
September, 1928, just two months
and two days before the County was
organized at Thomas McNeal's
house. The citizenship of this
County and nine other Counties
was represented by that noted pa
triotic man, David Crockett, who
was killed at the Alamo on the 9th
day of March, 1886. There is a
relic on the road side, near the old
residence of Sterling NuckOlls, an
old milestone, on which David
Crockett stood and made a speech
to the people when he was a candi-
date to represent the ''W estern Dis
trict" in the U. S. Congress.
The 10th General Assembly met
September 10, 1925, at Murfreesbo-
70, Tenn. The "Oficial MANUAL
shows that Joel Walker represented
Hardemau in the Senate and Ben
Hardin in the Lower House.
In the 18th General Assembly,
held at Nashville in the year 1927,
Adam Huntsman represented Har-
deman in the State Senate and VIM.
NJ. Crisp in the Lower House.
In the 18th General Assembly,
held in $4,000, Adam Huntsman
in the Senate and Roger Barton in
the Lower House.
In the 10Th General Assembly,
1881, we were represented in the
State Senate by Duncan McIver
and in the Lower House by Josiah
Hatley.
The goth General Assembly,
which was held in 1888, had Joseph
Coe in the State Senate as our rep
resentative and Josiah Hatley in
the Lower House.
In the years 1856, the 2Ist leg
islature of the State met at Nash
vile. This was the first term that
Hardeman County was numerically
strong enough to elect a Represen-
tative without the aid of other
Counties. J. G. n. Robertson, a
citizen of Hardeman County, was
elected by the Counties of Harde-
man, Fayette and Shelby as State
Senator. For Representative in the
Lower House, Hardeman County
elected Edward d. Tarver, who was
our first Representative in fact.
The 22nd General Assembly was
held in 1887. Hardeman, Fayette
and Shelby had for State Senator
Levin III. Coe. Hardeman County
elected Col. E. c. Crisp to the
House of Representative.
The 23rd General Assembly met
IN 1889. Levin III. Coe was reflect
ed by the aforesaid three Counties
as State Senator, and Gen. r. p.
Nicely was elected as our Represen-
tative in the Lower House.
The oath General Assembly had
Shackfeld Maclin representing
Hardeman, Fayette and Shelby
Counties as Senator, and David
Fentress, of Bolivar, to represent
in the Lower House, in
1912.
The 25th General Assembly met
in the year 1913. Hardeman, Fay
cite and Shelby sent J. +. Earring
ton to represent them in the State
Senate, and Hardeman County sent
Austin Miller, of Bolivar, to repre-
sent her in the Lower House, and |
Aardeman, Fayette aud Shelby sent
w. L. Avery as Pictorial Repre-
This carries us over ten sessions
IF the General Assembly and twenty
-ears of time. Cut out and pre-
erve this for future reference.
These facts are CLEANED from the
Official Manual of Tennessee" by
permission of the author, G. A.
tliller.