Colonel Edward Ward: The Life and Death of a Tennessee Senator.

A biography of Tennessee senator and Speaker of the Senate Colonel Edward Ward is presented. It examines his relationship with U.S. president Andrew Jackson, his involvement in negotiations over the Tennessee-Kentucky border, and his role in developing education. The author considers Ward's death fo...

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Publicado en:	West Tennessee Historical Society Papers Vol. 64; pp. 45 - 90
Autor principal:	Hall, Rita Hiltenbrand
Formato:	Biography
Publicado:	West Tennessee Historical Society 2010
Materias:	Ward, Edward Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 United States legislators Jones, Chamberlayne Tennessee state politics & government, to 1865 Tennessee state history Biography (Literary form) Tennessee
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Sumario:	A biography of Tennessee senator and Speaker of the Senate Colonel Edward Ward is presented. It examines his relationship with U.S. president Andrew Jackson, his involvement in negotiations over the Tennessee-Kentucky border, and his role in developing education. The author considers Ward's death following a gun fight with brothers Lafayette Jones, Chamberlayne Jones, Caesar Augustus Jones, and Achilles Jones.