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Edward Ward Carmack
Writer, Lawyer, Orator, Politician, Newspaper Editor Son Of Pioneer Gospel Preacher, F.M. Carmack A Powerful Tennessee Politician At The Turn Of The 20th Century 1879 Admitted To The Tennessee State Bar Served In The Tennessee General Assembly In 1884 Started A Paper In Columbia Called The Columbia Herald 1886 Moved To Nashville And Started Another Paper, The Nashville Democrat Became Editor In Chief Of The Nashville American 1892-1896 Editor Of Memphis Commercial 1897-1901 Elected And Served In The U.S. House Of Representatives, 2 Terms 1901-1907 - Elected And Served In The U.S. Senate 1908 - Lost In A Heated Battle With Malcolm R. Patterson For Governor 1908 Became Editor Of The Nashville Tennessean Was A Strong Voice For Temperance Gunned Down In The Streets Of Nashville, November 9, 1908 By Robin Cooper Buried In Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tennessee A Statue Was Erected In His Honor At The State Capitol Building In Nashville Location of the final resting place of E.W. Carmack is to be found in the city Columbia, Tennessee. Take I-65 exit 46 and go west on highway 412. In Columbia, turn south on highway 31. Turn left on Cemetery Ave. Turn left just past the Rose Hill sign; Enter gate travel past the work building on the left. Turn right at 3AVE. and the grave is up on the right at the corner of the next road to the right. GPS Coordinates
Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tennessee |
