David A. Nunn
David Alexander Nunn | |
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John Atkins | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 26, 1833 Haywood County |
| Died | September 11, 1918 (aged 85) Brownsville, Tennessee |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mary E. Thompson Nunn Tennessee Whitehead Nunn |
| Children | Willie T. Nunn
David S. Nunn Alice Isabella Nunn Charlie Nunn Cordie L. Nunn Poston |
| Alma mater | Cumberland University |
| Profession | lawyer politician |
David Alexander Nunn (July 26, 1833 – September 11, 1918) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee's 8th congressional district.
Biography
Nunn was born near
West Tennessee College (now Union University at Jackson, Tennessee. He studied law and graduated from Cumberland University at Lebanon, Tennessee, in 1853. He was admitted to the bar, and he commenced practice in Brownsville.[1] He married Mary E Thompson in that same year. They had five children, Willie T., David S., Alice Isabella, Charlie, and Cordie L. After Mary's death in 1873, he married Tennessee Whitehead in 1875.[2]
Career
Nunn was a presidential elector on the Constitutional Union ticket in 1860 and, then he was presidential elector on the Republican Ticket in 1864.
Elected as a
Forty-first Congress
. He served from March 4, 1867 to March 4, 1869.
Appointed
Forty-fourth Congress
in 1874.
Nunn was the
internal revenue at Nashville, Tennessee
on July 20, 1897, he served until his resignation on November 7, 1902. At that point he returned to private life.
Death
Nunn died in Brownsville on September 11, 1918 (age 85 years, 47 days). He is interred at Oakwood Cemetery, Brownsville, Tennessee.[4]
References
- ^ "David Alexander Nunn". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ David Alexander Nunn. The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. 1904. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ "David Alexander Nunn". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ "David Alexander Nunn". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to David Alexander Nunn.
- United States Congress. "David A. Nunn (id: N000170)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- David A. Nunn at Find a Grave
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