|
Polk County General Assembly
Page 3
Love Joseph Brooks (1847-1913) HOUSE, 53rd General Assembly, 1903-05; representing Bradley, James, and Polk Counties; Republican. Born in Tennessee, exact place unknown, on December 13, 1847; son of C. Robert and Catherine (McFarland) Love. Extent of schooling undetermined; occupation: farmer at Benton, Polk County. Married to Nancy Jane Calhoun; children: Arthur E., James Herbert, Walter S., Horace E., Claude, Minnie Catherine, Daisy Victoria, and Jewell Minerva Love. Census enumerator, 1880; clerk of the circuit court, 1894-98, 1906-10; justice of the peace two terms. Member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church; Mason, having been Worshipful Master, Ocoee Lodge #212. Died at Benton, Polk County, on March 19, 1913; buried in Benton Town Cemetery. Lowery, Frank Day (1914-?) HOUSE, 75th and 76th General Assemblies; 1947-1951; representing Bradley and Polk Counties; Democrat. Elected to the 77th General Assembly, 1951-53, but eh seat was successfully contested by T. L. Johnson, of Bradley County. Born in Cleveland, Bradley County, on November 14, 1914; son of William Marvin and Mattie Ann (Day) Lowery. Attended Polk County Schools; Marion Military Institute, Marion, Alabama. Occupation: farmer and cotton gin operator, Ocoee, Polk County. No record of marriage or children. Member Methodist Church; Polk County Election Commission. Served in World War II, captain, U. S. Army. Address: Ocoee, Polk County. Son of William M. Lowery, grandson of William F. Lowery, sometime members Tennessee General Assembly. McClary, Jacob Leake (1820-1903- HOUSE, 36th General Assembly, 1869-71; representing McMinn, Meigs, and Polk Counties; Democrat. Born in Claiborne County on March 31, 1820, son of Robert W. and Mary (Karns) McClary. Read law and admitted to the bar. McClary was also a merchant and livestock dealer; one of the owner of the land on which Benton Springs Resort was established in 1885; built and operated the Benton Springs Hotel. Married in McMinn County in 1840 to Louise Boyd, daughter of Erby and Jennie (Copper) Boyd. Children: Mary Jane (Mrs. James Bradford), Onie C. (Mrs. William R. Wetmore), Eglantine (Mrs. James Walden), and Bennett Franklin McClary. Chairman of the first county court of Polk County; tax assessor for 1st civil district, 1865. Member Cumberland Presbyterian Church; Mason. Died at Benton, Polk County, on March 17, 1903; buried in Benton Cemetery. Son of Robert W. McClary, sometime member Tennessee General Assembly. McClary, Robert W. (1793-1866) HOUSE, 29th General Assembly, 1851-53; representing McMinn, Monroe, and Polk Counties; Democrat. Born in Orange County, North Carolina, on July 15, 1793; son of Andrew and Elizabeth McClary. Extent of schooling undetermined. Occupation: farmer in the 1st civil district of Polk County. Trustee of Ocoee Academy at its organization and active in its affairs as late as 1858. Married to Mary Karns, daughter of Charles and Hannah Karns, of Botetourt County, Virginia. Ten children: Jacob Lake, Pryor Lee, Andrew Preston, Charles, Thomas J., Robert F., Onie (Mrs. Warren J. Copeland), Julius C., Mary Jane (Mrs. William A. Denton), and Elizabeth (Mrs. George Fetzer). Trustee of Polk County, 1841-42; member of its first grand jury. In Civil War: falsely gave his age as 60, and organized Company E. 5th Tennessee Cavalry, and several throughout the war, his company being one of the last to surrender. Member Cumberland Presbyterian Church; Mason. Died on April 17, 1866, at Cookson's Creek, near Benton, Polk County; buried in Cookson's Creek Cemetery. Father of Jacob Luke McClary; father-in-law of Warren J. Copeland, sometime member Tennessee General Assembly. McLeod, LaFayette ( ?-1883) HOUSE, 38th General Assembly, 1873-75; representing Bradley and Polk Counties; political affiliation not shown. Date and place of birth, names of parents, extent of schooling, and names of wife and children unknown. The only information discovered on Representative McLeod is that he was a Mason, a member of Ducktown, Polk County, Lodge #241. Mayfield, Pearson Brummet (1832-1904) HOUSE, 33rd General Assembly, 1859-61; representing McMinn, Meigs, and Polk Counties. Born on March 27, 1832; in the section of McMinn County which is now Polk County; son of John and Nancy (McJunkin) Mayfield. Attended common schools; spent time at Hiwassee College, attending and teaching alternately. Began study of law in 1855; admitted to the bar, and began practice at Benton, Polk County. Married in 1861 to Elizabeth Caroline McConnell; children: Kate (Mrs. John T. Rogers), James Elliott, Thomas Edgar, William A. Lillian, Pearson Blythe, and Charles Stanwix Mayfield. In 1861 took charge of Ocoee Female Academy. He removed to Cleveland in 1867, where, along with agricultural pursuits, he was a director in the Cleveland National Bank; legal counsel for the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad; and attorney for the Southern Railroad and for the Ducktown Copper Company. He was president of the Cleveland School Board, and at time served on the Tennessee Supreme Court. Unsuccessful candidate for Congress, 1874. Master Mason; member of the John D. Traynor Camp, United Confederate Veterans. Died on May 26, 1904; buried in Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland.
|
