Randal McGavock (1766–1843) was an American politician and Southern planter in Nashville, Tennessee . Identifying as a Jeffersonian Republican , he served as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1824 to 1825.
16-565: McGavock may refer to: People [ edit ] Randal McGavock (1766–1843), Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1824 to 1825 John McGavock (1815–1893), Southern planter in Nashville, Tennessee Randal William McGavock (1826–1863), Southern planter, Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1858 to 1859 Jacob McGavock Dickinson (1851–1928), United States Secretary of War from 1909 to 1911. Places [ edit ] McGavock Family Cemetery ,
32-679: A Democrat to the United States Senate on November 19, 1839, to fill the vacancy in the term commencing March 4, 1839, caused by the resignation of Ephraim Foster . He resolved the question of whether he was eligible to be elected as Senator while holding the office of Attorney General by resigning on December 14, 1839. He was reelected by the Tennessee legislature to the Senate the same day, serving from December 14, 1839, until his death in Nashville ,
48-767: A Cabinet position. During his period in Congress, Grundy served as chairman of the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads ( 21st through 24th Congresses ), U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary (24th and 25th Congresses ). Grundy was appointed as Attorney General of the United States by President Martin Van Buren in July 1838. He resigned the post in December 1839, having been elected as
64-530: A cemetery in Fort Chiswell, Virginia David S. McGavock House , near Dublin, Virginia . McGavock Confederate Cemetery , a Confederate cemetery in Franklin, Tennessee McGavock–Gaines House in Franklin, Tennessee McGavock-Gatewood-Webb House , historic house in Nashville, Tennessee McGavock Elementary School , a public elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee McGavock Comprehensive High School ,
80-685: A little over a year later. During this stint in the US Senate, Grundy served as chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Revolutionary Claims in the 26th Congress . Grundy was buried at Nashville City Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee . After his death, four American counties were named in his honor. The four counties are located in Illinois , Iowa , Missouri and Tennessee . Both Grundy Center, Iowa , and its location of Grundy County, Iowa are also named in his honor. Grundy Center's annual festival, called "Felix Grundy Days", are held each July. This marks
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112-521: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Randal McGavock His daughter Elizabeth married William Giles Harding of Nashville in 1840; he was a young widower and son of planter John Harding . He was running the 5300-acre Belle Meade Plantation and managing his father's slaves; in 1850 his father was ranked as the third-largest slaveholder in Davidson County, Tennessee . Randal McGavock
128-602: The McGavock-Gatewood-Webb House in East Nashville . McGavock died in September 1843. He is interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville. Felix Grundy Felix Grundy (September 11, 1777 – December 19, 1840) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 13th United States Attorney General . He also had served several terms as a congressman and as a U.S. senator from Tennessee . He
144-661: The Tennessee House of Representatives from 1819 to 1825. In 1820 he was a commissioner to settle the boundary line ( state line ) between Tennessee and Kentucky. He was elected as a Jacksonian in 1829 to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy in the term ending March 4, 1833, caused by the resignation of John H. Eaton to join the Cabinet of President Andrew Jackson . Reelected in 1832, Grundy served from October 19, 1829, to July 4, 1838, when he resigned to accept
160-462: The state. In addition, Nashville was growing rapidly as the chief city in the Middle District of Tennessee. While soon renowned as a criminal lawyer in Tennessee, Grundy maintained his political ambition. Grundy was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 12th and 13th Congresses and served from March 4, 1811, until his resignation in July 1814. He was elected and served as a member of
176-492: Was Felix Grundy (1775–1840), U.S. Congressman from Tennessee, from 1829 to 1838, and 13th United States Attorney General , from 1838 to 1839. They had four sons, James R., William, John, an unnamed infant son, and three daughters, Elizabeth, Mary Cloyd and an unnamed infant daughter. In 1840, their daughter Elizabeth married Gen. William Giles Harding , heir and later owner of the Belle Meade Plantation , which
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#1732852077702192-557: Was 5400 acres. Their son John McGavock (1815–1893), who married Carrie Elizabeth Winder (1829–1905) in December 1848, inherited the Carnton plantation. His great-nephew, Randal William McGavock (1826–1863), the grandson of his brother Hugh, also became a politician. He served as Mayor of Nashville from 1858 to 1859, and died as a Confederate Lt. Col. in the Battle of Raymond . His nephew, James McGavock , built Blue Fountain, now known as
208-678: Was admitted to the Kentucky bar in 1799. That year he started practice in Springfield, Kentucky . In 1799, he was chosen to represent Washington County at the convention that drafted the second Kentucky Constitution . From 1800 to 1802, he represented Washington County in the Kentucky House of Representatives . He moved to Nelson County , and was elected to represent it in the Kentucky House for one term (1804–1806). On December 10, 1806, he
224-702: Was born on June 20, 1766, in Rockbridge County, Virginia . His father was James McGavock Sr., and his mother, Mary (Cloyd) McGavock. McGavock served as Mayor of Nashville from 1824 to 1825. In 1815, McGavock built Carnton . During the American Civil War , Carnton served as a field hospital after the Battle of Franklin . On December 1, 1864, four dead Confederate generals were laid on Carnton's gallery: Patrick R. Cleburne , Hiram B. Granbury , John Adams , and Otho F. Strahl . In February 1811, McGavock married Sarah Dougherty Rodgers, whose brother-in-law
240-607: Was commissioned an associate justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals . Grundy was elevated to Chief Justice of the court on April 11, 1807. Later that year, he resigned and moved to Nashville, Tennessee , where he again took up the practice of law. Grundy was opposed to the rising Kentucky politician (and later founder of the Whig Party ), Henry Clay , whose Bluegrass interests clashed with Grundy's. The former chief justice left Kentucky in part because of Clay's growing presence in
256-581: Was known for his success as a criminal lawyer who attracted crowds when he served on the defense. Born in Berkeley County, Virginia (now Berkeley County, West Virginia ), Grundy moved with his parents to Brownsville, Pennsylvania , and then Kentucky with his parents. He was educated at home and at the Bardstown Academy in Bardstown, Kentucky . He read law as an apprentice with an established firm,
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