district children party profession article_title state name
2nd joseph sneed whig party attorney , politician william henry sneed
 tennessee william henry sneed
william henry sneed

william henry sneed -lrb- august 27 , 1812 -- september 18 , 1869 -rrb- was an american attorney and politician , active initially in murfreesboro , tennessee , and later in knoxville , tennessee , during the mid-19th century .
he was a member of the united states house of representatives for tennessee 's 2nd congressional district during the thirty-fourth congress -lrb- 1855 -- 1857 -rrb- .
in the months leading up to the civil war , he became a leader of knoxville 's secessionist movement .
along with his successful career as an attorney , sneed was involved in a number of business ventures , most notably the lamar house hotel , which he purchased in 1856 .
