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Tate, Farish Carter – Taunehill, Adamson

Tate, Farish Carter

lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born Nov. 20, 1856, in Jasper, Ga. He was a member of the general assembly of Georgia for six years. He was elected to the fifty-third and fifty-fourth congresses and re-elected to the fifty-fifth congress as a democrat.

Tate, James Butts

educator, college president, was born Nov. 13, 1852, in Andrew county, Mo. In 1896 he was appointed president of Baird college of Clinton, Mo.

Tate, James William

treasurer of Kentucky, was born Jan. 2, 1831, in Franklin county, Ky. In 1867 he was nominated for treasurer of Kentucky on the democratic state ticket. Since that time he has been successively re-elected by popular majorities.

Tate, Magnus

congressman. He was a representative in congress from Virginia from 1815 to 1817.

Tatham, William

civil engineer, lawyer, author, was born in 1752 in England. He was an engineer and lawyer of Virginia who served in the American army during the revolution. He was the author of An Analysis of the State of Virginia; Remarks on Inland Canals; and National Irrigation. He died Feb. 22, 1819, in Richmond, Va.

Tatnall, Edward F

congressman, was born in Savannah, Ga. He was a representative in congress from Georgia from 1821 to 1827.

Tatnall, Henry Lea

artist, was born Dec. 31, 1829, in Brandywine village, Del. In 1856 he removed to Wilmington and began the lumber business, and at the same time cultivated his musical and artistic talent, which showed itself in early life. He could play on almost every instrument, and composed and set to music many popular songs. He died Sept. 26, 1885, in Wilmington, Del.

Tatum, Absalom

congressman. He was a representative in congress from North Carolina during the years 1795 and 1796.

Tatum, John Eaton

lawyer, legislator, was born April 25, 1862, in Greenwood, Ark. He has served as special county and probate judge; and in 1896 was elected a representative of the general assembly of Arkansas.

Taul, Micah

congressman. He was a representative in congress from Kentucky from 1815 to 1817.

Taulbee, William Preston

lawyer, congressman, was born Oct. 22, 1851, in Morgan county, Ky. In 1878 he was elected clerk of the county court of Magoffin county, Ky., was re-elected in 1882, and in 1884 was elected a representative from Kentucky to the forty-ninth congress; and re-elected to the fiftieth congress as a democrat.

Taunehill, Adamson

soldier, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born in 1752 in Frederick county, Md. He moved to Pennsylvania and settled on a small farm adjoining Pittsburg. He was a justice of the peace at the breaking out of the whisky insurrection, and firmly opposed that outbreak. He served as a brigadier-general in the war of 1812. He was a representative in congress from 1812 to 1815. He died in 1817 in Grant's Hill, Pa.

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