William T. Avery
William Tecumsah Avery | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 10th district | |
In office March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Rivers |
Succeeded by | H. Casey Young |
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives | |
In office 1843 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Hardeman County, Tennessee | November 11, 1819
Died | May 20, 1880 Crittenden County, Arkansas | (aged 60)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Emma Chastelette Jones |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Jackson College |
Profession | Lawyer, politician |
William Tecumsah "Tom" Avery (November 11, 1819 – May 20, 1880) was an
Biography
Avery was born in Hardeman County, Tennessee on November 11, 1819, the son of Nathan and Rebecca Jones Rivers Avery. He attended the common schools, graduated from old Jackson College near Columbia, Tennessee in Maury County. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. He moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1840 and engaged in the practice of law.[3] He married Emma Chastelette Jones in December 1852. They had three children, William Thomas, Harry Edwin, and Emma Blythe.[4]
Career
In 1843, Avery was a member of the
During the
Death
At age 60, Avery accidentally drowned in Ten Mile Bayou in Crittenden County, Arkansas, opposite Memphis, on May 20, 1880. He is interred at Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee.[7]
References
- ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, January 19, 2022, retrieved January 23, 2022
- ^ McGrady, Maddie (2015). "Battling Memory from Memphis: Elizabeth Avery Meriwether as Guardian of the Lost Cause" (PDF). Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ "William Tecumsah Avery". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- ^ "William Tecumsah Avery". Ancestry.com. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- ^ "William Tecumsah Avery". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- ISBN 0837932017.
- ^ "William Tecumsah Avery". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
External links
- United States Congress. "William T. Avery (id: A000347)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.