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Tomlinson Fort (mayor)

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Tomlinson Fort
Mayor of Chattanooga
In office
1876–1876
Preceded byJohn W. James
Succeeded byEli M. Wight
Personal details
BornApril 26, 1839
Milledgeville, Georgia
DiedDecember 4, 1910
RelationsTomlinson Fort (father)

Tomlinson Fort (April 26, 1839 – December 4, 1910) was mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1876.

Fort was born in Milledgeville, Georgia, the son of U.S. Representative Tomlinson Fort. He served as a colonel in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He was elected mayor in 1875 and served during 1876.

He died in Chattanooga in 1910, and was buried in Memory Hill Cemetery in Milledgeville, Georgia.

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