Election Division Records, 1866-1910.

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Election Division Records, 1866-1910.

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Consists of commissions appointed by the governor for county commissioners of election, whose duty it was to oversee the elections proecss in each county. Also included are certifications for various elections from 1867 to 1900 as well as Governor's proclamations calling for elections in certain parts of Tennessee from 1865-1892. Noteworthy are the proclamations by William G.Brownlow and DeWitt Clinton during the Reconstruction Period. Also the investigation of the disputed election for Governor between Peter Turney and H. Clay Evans in 1895. The register of voters for Sumner county in 1866 contains lists of Union loyalists and includes the regiment that they served.

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Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA

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Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877

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William G. Brownlow was a minister, newspaper publisher, and governor, who attacked the Confederacy after Tennessee seceded from the Union. He was forced to cease publishing and was imprisoned, but he was enventually freed and was escorted to Union lines in March 1862. He toured the North, stirring up support for East Tennessee Unionists and publishing books and articles, including his gubernatorial policies, which helped Tennessee become the first former Confederate state to be readmitted to th...

Evans, Henry Clay, 1843-1921

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Turney, Peter, 1827-1903

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Tennessee. Dept. of State. Division of Elections.

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The Department of State, Division of Elections is charged with maintaining uniformity in the application, operation, and interpretation of the election code. The coordinator of elections is appointed by the Secretary of State and interprets the election code; reviews election law legislation, suggesting amendments and revisions to the General Assembly; and prepares the election manual for use by election officials. The coordinator may also promulgate rules and regulations necessary to comply wit...

Senter, Dewitt Clinton, 1832-1898.

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