E.L. Gardenhire

Honorable E.L. Gardenhire was a man from White County who, between the years of 1872 and 1873, edited the Sparta Mountain Democrat newspaper.
He was also known as a poet.Seals, Monroe. History of White County. Unknown: Unknown, 1935.
In the Presidential election of 1856, Gardenhire served as a member of the Electoral College from Tennessee, casting his ballot for Democrat James Buchanan.Miller, Chas. A. The Official and Political Manual of the State of Tennessee. Nashville: Marshall & Bruce, Stationers, 1890.
Gardenhire was appointed to the Middle Tennessee Arbitration Court on March 31, 1877, but he only served until December of that year.
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Category:Sparta newspaper editors
Category:White County poets