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Walter P. Brownlow

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American politician (1851-1910)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1851 to 1910 · aged 59
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S. House of Representatives from 1897 until his death in 1910. He is remembered for obtaining large federal appropriations for his district, as well as for his intraparty political battles with Chattanoogans Henry Clay Evans and Newell Sanders over control of the state Republican Party.

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Illustration that appeared in the Jonesboro Herald and Tribune in April 1896, following Brownlow's primary victoryIllustration that appeared in the Jonesboro Herald and Tribune in April 1896, following Brownlow's primary victoryCongressman Brownlow, c. 1897Congressman Brownlow, c. 1897

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Walter Preston Brownlow was an American politician who represented Tennessee's 1st district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1897 until his death in 1910. He is remembered for obtaining large federal appropriations for his district, as well as for his intraparty political battles with Chattanoogans Henry Clay Evans and Newell Sanders over control of the state Republican Party. Along with his congressional tenure, Brownlow served as Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives from 1881 to 1883, and published the Jonesboro Herald and Tribune from 1876 to 1910.

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United States
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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1851 to 1910 · aged 59
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