John W. Head

John Waller Head (November 2, 1822 November 9, 1874) was an American lawyer, legislator, and Tennessee Attorney General.

John Head
Member-elect of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 4th district
Died before taking office
Preceded byJohn Bright
Succeeded bySamuel Fite
Attorney General of Tennessee
In office
1859–1862
GovernorIsham G. Harris
Preceded byJohn Sneed
Succeeded byThomas Coldwell
Personal details
Born
John Waller Head

(1822-11-02)November 2, 1822
Castalian Springs, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedNovember 9, 1874(1874-11-09) (aged 52)
Gallatin, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Background

Head was born in Castalian Springs, Tennessee. He was educated in Sumner County, Tennessee. Head studied law and was admitted to the Tennessee bar. He lived in Gallatin, Tennessee and practiced law. Head served in the Tennessee Senate from 1855 to 1857, and was a reporter for the Tennessee Supreme Court from 1858 to 1862. He then served as Tennessee Attorney General from 1858 to 1861. During the American Civil War, Head served in the Confederate Army, as a colonel, in the 30th Tennessee Regiment.

In 1874, Head was elected to the United States House of Representatives from the 4th Tennessee Congressional District. But he died from pneumonia at his home in Gallatin, Tennessee only six days after the election, long before the Congress convened again.[1][2][3]

See also

Notes

  1. 'Hon. John W. Head,' The Bristol News (Tennessee), November 17, 1874, pg. 1
  2. 'The Late Hon. John W. Head,' The Nashville Union and American (Tennessee), November 10, 1874, pg, 1
  3. 'Confederate Colonels: A Biographical Register,' Bruce S. Allardice, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri: 2009, Biographical Sketch of John Waller Head, pg. 190
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