Warner served in the Confederate States Army from 1861 to 1865 and, after the end of the Civil War, returned to Lewisburg, Tennessee, to resume the practice of law. He served as delegate to the convention that framed the new constitution of Tennessee in 1870 and served as member of the state house of representatives from 1879 to 1881.[1]
Elected as a Democrat to the Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth Congresses, Warner served from March 4, 1881, to March 3, 1885.[2] He served as chairman of the Committee on Mines and Mining (Forty-eighth Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1884, and resumed the practice of law in Lewisburg, Tennessee.
richard, warner, tennessee, politician, richard, warner, september, 1835, march, 1915, representative, from, tennessee, richard, warnerfrom, 1882, public, daymember, house, representatives, from, tennessee, districtin, office, march, 1881, march, 1885preceded,. Richard Warner September 19 1835 March 4 1915 was a U S Representative from Tennessee Richard WarnerFrom 1882 s Public Men of To DayMember of the U S House of Representatives from Tennessee s 5th districtIn office March 4 1881 March 3 1885Preceded byJohn M BrightSucceeded byJames D RichardsonMember of the Tennessee House of RepresentativesIn office 1879 1881Personal detailsBorn 1835 09 19 September 19 1835Chapel Hill Tennessee U S DiedMarch 4 1915 1915 03 04 aged 79 Nashville Tennessee U S Political partyDemocraticAlma materCumberland School of LawProfessionlawyer politician Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 Death 4 References 5 External linksBiography editBorn near Chapel Hill Tennessee Warner attended the public schools and graduated from Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland University Lebanon Tennessee in 1858 He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Lewisburg Tennessee Career editWarner served in the Confederate States Army from 1861 to 1865 and after the end of the Civil War returned to Lewisburg Tennessee to resume the practice of law He served as delegate to the convention that framed the new constitution of Tennessee in 1870 and served as member of the state house of representatives from 1879 to 1881 1 Elected as a Democrat to the Forty seventh and Forty eighth Congresses Warner served from March 4 1881 to March 3 1885 2 He served as chairman of the Committee on Mines and Mining Forty eighth Congress He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1884 and resumed the practice of law in Lewisburg Tennessee Death editWarner died in Nashville Tennessee March 4 1915 and is interred at Warner Cemetery near Chapel Hill Tennessee 3 References edit Richard Warner Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved 17 April 2013 Richard Warner Govtrack US Congress Retrieved 17 April 2013 Richard Warner The Political Graveyard Retrieved 17 April 2013 External links editUnited States Congress Richard Warner id W000156 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of Representatives Preceded byJohn M Bright Member of the U S House of Representatives from Tennessee s 5th congressional districtMarch 4 1881 March 3 1885 Succeeded byJames D Richardson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Warner Tennessee politician amp oldid 1211917226, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
