Edward Ward Carmack
1858-1908
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
Directions To The Grave Of E.W. Carmack
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
35°36'11.3"N 87°01'48.3"W
or D.d. 35.603133, -87.030075
Acc. to 14ft.
Grave faces East
Recent Photos - 2010
Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tennessee
