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  Sneed, William H.
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NameWilliam H. Sneed
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Knoxville, Tennessee , United States
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Born August 27, 1812
DiedSeptember 18, 1869 (57 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
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Jan 12, 2015 10:01pm
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InfoSNEED, William Henry, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Davidson County, Tenn., August 27, 1812; completed preparatory studies; moved with his father’s family to Rutherford County, Tenn.; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1834 and commenced practice in Murfreesboro, Tenn.; member of the State senate 1843-1845; moved to Knoxville, Tenn., in 1845 and resumed the practice of law; elected as the candidate of the American Party to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855-March 3, 1857); chairman, Committee on Mileage (Thirty-fourth Congress); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1856 and also for nomination as circuit judge; resumed the practice of law; died in Knoxville, Tenn., September 18, 1869; interment in the Old Gray Cemetery.


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