|
| Affiliation | Democratic |
|
| Name | John Randolph Neal |
| Address |
Rhea Springs, Tennessee , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
November 26, 1836
|
| Died | March 26, 1889
(52 years)
|
| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Nov 20, 2015 04:01am |
| Tags |
|
| Info | NEAL, John Randolph, a Representative from Tennessee; born near Clinton, Anderson County, Tenn., November 26, 1836; attended the common schools and Hiwassee College, Monroe County, Tenn.; was graduated from Emory and Henry College, Emory, Va., in 1858; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Athens, Tenn.; during the Civil War enlisted in the Confederate Army and was elected captain of a Cavalry troop, which afterward became a part of the Sixteenth Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry, and was subsequently promoted to lieutenant colonel of the battalion; taught school for several years; settled at Rhea Springs, Tenn., and continued the practice of law; member of the State house of representatives in 1874; served in the State senate in 1878 and 1879 and as presiding officer in 1879; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses (March 4, 1885-March 3, 1889); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1888 on account of ill health; died at Rhea Springs, Rhea County, Tenn., March 26, 1889; interment in the W.F. Brown family cemetery, Post Oak Springs, Tenn.
|
 | BOOKS |
 |
|
| Title |
Purchase |
Contributor |
|
| Start Date |
End Date |
Type |
Title |
Contributor |
|
| Date |
Category |
Headline |
Article |
Contributor |
|
| INFORMATION LINKS |
|
|
|
