Erasmus Lee Gardenhire
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Erasmus Lee Gardehire (1815 – 1899) was a Tennessee politician and judge who served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.
[edit] Biography
Heiskell was from the Sparta, Tennessee, area. He served in the 28th General Assembly (1849–51) representing White, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, and Van Buren counties. Afterwards, he served as a judge. Following the state's ordinance of secession and the outbreak of the Civil War, he represented Tennessee in the First Confederate Congress from 1862 to 1864.[1]
Following the end of the war, he returned to his legal practice. He was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives during the 39th General Assembly, 1875-77.
[edit] Notes
- ^ McBride & Robinson, p. 275.
[edit] References
- Robert M. McBride and Dan M. Robinson, eds., Biographical Directory of the Tennessee General Assembly, Volume I, 1796-1861. (Nashville: Tennessee State Library and Archives and Tennessee Historical Commission, 1975).
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