Carmack, Edward Ward, 1858-1908

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Dates:
Birth 1858-11-05
Death 1908-11-09

Biographical notes:

Editor of Nashville and Memphis, Tenn., newspapers, prohibitionist, U.S. representative, 1897-1901, and senator, 1901-1907.

From the description of Edward Ward Carmack papers, 1850-1942. WorldCat record id: 24561258

Edward Ward Carmack (1858-1908) of Sumner County, Tenn., was a lawyer, editor of Nashville and Memphis, Tenn., newspapers, prohibitionist, United States representative, 1897-1901, and senator, 1901-1907. He was assassinated in Nashville in 1908 by Duncan Brown Cooper and his son, Robin Cooper.

From the guide to the Edward Ward Carmack Papers, ., 1850-1942, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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Subjects:

  • African American agricultural laborers
  • Political campaigns
  • Journalists
  • Lumber trade
  • Plantation life
  • Prohibition
  • Real property

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  • Kentucky (as recorded)
  • Philippines (as recorded)
  • Burnside (Ky.) (as recorded)
  • Tennessee (as recorded)
  • Lakeland (Fla.) (as recorded)
  • Tennessee (as recorded)
  • Florida (as recorded)