Edward W. Carmack Letter
This collection consists of one letter, dated May 19, 1906, from Edward Carmack to Jefferson McCarn in which Carmack thanks McCarn for his support in wanting to nominate him for Governor. Three years later McCarn would become the head prosecutor in the 1909 trial of Robin Cooper, who was accused of murdering Carmack in Nashville. For more McCarn material, see MS.2707 and MS.2759.
Dates
- 1906 May 19
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection consists of one letter, dated May 19, 1906, from Edward Carmack to Jefferson McCarn in which Carmack thanks McCarn for his support in wanting to nominate him for Governor.
Biographical/Historical Note
Edward Ward Carmack, a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee was born near Castalian Springs in Sumner County, Tenn., on November 5, 1858. He attended Webb's School, Culleoka, Tenn. and then studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1879 and practiced in Columbia, Tenn. He served as the city attorney of Columbia in 1881 and was elected to the State house of Representatives in 1884. Carmack joined the staff of the Nashville Democrat in 1888 and then served as editor in chief of the Nashville American when the papers were merged. He also worked as the editor of the Memphis Commercial in 1892. Carmack was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1901) and then elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1901, to March 3, 1907. After an unsuccessful run in 1906 for reelection he resumed the practice of law. Carmack ran but did not receive candidacy for nomination as Governor in 1908. Carmack resumed editorship of the Nashville American. He died in a gun fight in Nashville, Tenn. on November 9, 1908 and is interred in Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tenn.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
This collection was purchased by Special Collections May 30, 2006.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository