The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-09-17
BroWnloW Nineteenth
to Represent District
TWO BECAME PRESIDENT.
One is Now in the United
States Scnate-Their
Notable Careers,
Continued from last week.
RODERIcK r. BUTLER.

RoDERIcK r. BUTLER.
Roderick r. Butler was a native of
Virginia, but was resident Ut John
son county, Tenn, for over fifty years.
He was the eleventh congressman to
represent the First district. He was
also lawyer and member of the state
legislature before and after his terms
in congress. Judge Butler was first
elected to congress in 1851, again in
1870, in 1879 and also in 1886, making
him the eleventh and the sixteenth
congressman. he was known as Rod"
Butler. He is buried at Mountain City
where he died. Judge Butler was the
only congressman hailing from JohH-
son county. He was republican.
WILLIAM A. M'FARLAND
William Mcfarland was elected as a
democrat from Hamblen county in
1874 Hamblen county at that time
was in the First congressional district
and the only representative that county
has had. Mcfarland was a lawyer.
He was citizen of Morristown and is
buried there.
JAMES H. RANDOLPH.
James Fl. Randolph, the thirteenth
congressman to represent the First dis
trict, belonged to the republican ranks
and was elected from Cooke county in
1876. He was a member of the legisla-
ture and was circuit judge before he
went to congress. He is buried at
Newport, Tenn.
ROBERT L. TAYLOR
Robert L. Taylor, the fourteenth
congressman to represent the First dis
trict, is native of Garter county. He
was elected in 1878 as o citizen of
Washington county. He was, known
in that campaign as "Fiddling Bob. "
He has risen in the affections OF the
people 80 that they have dropped the
fiddle and call him "Our Bob" Sena-
tor Taylor did not get his political
schooling in the state legislature. He
was the second man to represent the
First district who had never had seat
in the legislative halls OF his state.
Senator Taylor possesses the distinc-
tion of having been elected three times
governor.
MAJOR A. H. PRTTIBONB.
Major A. Fl. Pettibone, the fifteenth
congressman, is q native Of Ohio. He
is the second congressman Greene
county furnished the First district.
Major Pettibone and Judge Butler rep.
resent the military, both having held
commissions in the federal army dur.
ing the civil war;
Roderick r Butler was the sixteenth
congressman serving, from 1885 to 1888.
ALFRED ALEXANDER TAYLOR.
Alfred Alexander Taylor was the sew
enteenth congressman to represent the
First district. He was native OF Car
ter county, but resident Of Washing
ton county while in congress. He wal
elected IN 1888, 1890 and 1899. Mr.
Taylor had been member of the legis
lature of his state before his election Il
congress. His nick name is LITTLE
All"
WILLIAM @. ANDERSON.
William @. Anderson, the eighteenth
congressman to orepresent the First dis
trict, was native of Greene county
He was elected in 1894. as q citizen o
Cooke county. He served one term
He was called "Billie Anderson. Mr.
Anderson also had had experience il
the legislature of his state before hi
election to congress. Ee died at New
port Septem Der s, 1902, and is burie,
there. Mr.. Anderson was q lawyer b.
profession.
WALTER PRESTON BRowSLow.
Walter Preston Brownlow, the pres
ent congressman from the First district
is native of Washington county, Vii
ginia, but has been a citizen of Wash
ington county, Tenn, for thirty years
Mr.. Brownlow belongs to the newsps
per fraternity, the only congressma
the First district has had to come froI
that profession. He is the nineteent
congressman and the seventeenth CO.
onel to represent the district. He
known as the ''Big Boss" Whethe
he received the title owing to his siz
or the big amount of work he has don
or the political influence he exerts, th
writer does not know. Col. Brownlo'
has had three hobbies" The fri
was the building of the Mountai
Branch Of the National Soldiers HON
A johnson City; second, the Appalled,