Thomas B. Turley
Thomas Battle Turley | |
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| United States Senator fromTennessee | |
| In office July 20, 1897 – March 3, 1901 | |
| Preceded by | Isham G. Harris |
| Succeeded by | Edward W. Carmack |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 5, 1845 Memphis,Tennessee |
| Died | July 1, 1910(aged 65) Memphis,Tennessee |
| Resting place | Elmwood Cemetery[1] Memphis, Tennessee |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States |
| Branch/service |  Confederate States Army |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit |  154th Tennessee Infantry Regiment[2] |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Thomas Battle Turley(April 5, 1845 – July 1, 1910) was aTennesseeattorneywho served as aDemocraticUnited States Senatorfrom 1897 to 1901.
Biography
[edit]Turley was born inMemphisand attendedpublic schoolsand was a private in theConfederateArmy throughout theCivil War,spending part of that conflict as aprisoner of war.Upon its conclusion he attended theUniversity of Virginialaw schoolinCharlottesville, Virginia,completing his studies in 1867. In 1870 he was admitted to the Tennesseebarand began practicing in Memphis. A prominent attorney, upon the death in office of SenatorIsham G. Harris,Turley was appointed bygovernor of TennesseeRobert L. Taylorto the vacancy.[3]He was subsequently elected to the balance of the term by theTennessee General Assembly.
Turley declined to stand for any further service in the Senate once the balance of the term to which Harris had initially been elected had expired, serving in the Senate from July 20, 1897, to March 3, 1901. He returned to his Memphis law practice until shortly before his death in 1910.[3]He was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis, the final resting place of manyWest Tennesseepolitical figures.
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Thomas Battle Turley".Find A Grave.Retrieved4 April2018.
- ^"Soldier Details".National Park Service.Retrieved4 April2018.
- ^ab"Turley, Thomas Battle".United States Congress.Retrieved4 April2018.
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- United States Congress."Thomas B. Turley (id: T000412)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
