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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeEmerson ETHERIDGE
(1819-1902)
ETHERIDGE, Emerson, a
Representative from Tennessee; born in Currituck, N.C., September
28, 1819; moved with his parents to Tennessee in 1831; completed
preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1840
and commenced practice in Dresden, Tenn.; member of the State house
of representatives 1845-1847; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third
Congress and reelected as a candidate of the American Party to the
Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1857); unsuccessful
candidate for reelection in 1856 to the Thirty-fifth Congress;
elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-sixth
Congress (March 4, 1859-March 3, 1861); chairman, Committee on
Indian Affairs (Thirty-sixth Congress); Clerk of the House of
Representatives 1861-1863; unsuccessful candidate for Governor in
1867; member of the State senate in 1869 and 1870; surveyor of
customs in Memphis 1891-1894; died in Dresden, Tenn., October 21,
1902; interment in Mount Vernon Cemetery, near Sharon, Tenn.
Bibliography
Belz, Herman. “Etheridge Conspiracy of 1863: A Projected
Conservative Coup.” Journal of Southern History 36
(November 1970): 549-67.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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