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portrait of netherland by samuel shaver -lrb- 1846 -rrb- 175px whig attorney member house of representatives member of the tennessee house of representatives of the tennessee senate member of the tennessee susan mckinney -lrb- m. 1839 -rrb- netherland-john-by-samuel-shaver . jpg john netherland
 john netherland
john netherland

john netherland -lrb- september 20 , 1808 -- october 4 , 1887 -rrb- was an american attorney and politician , active primarily in mid-19th century tennessee .
a leader of the state 's whigs , he served in both the tennessee senate and tennessee house of representatives , and was an unsuccessful candidate for governor on the opposition ticket in 1859 .
during the civil war , he supported the union , and was a delegate to the 1861 east tennessee convention .
