Edward Ward Carmack (November 5, 1858 – November 8, 1908) was an attorney, newspaperman, and political figure who served as a U.S. Senator from Tennessee from 1901 to 1907. November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... An attorney is someone who represents someone else in the transaction of business: For attorney-at-law, see lawyer, solicitor, barrister or civil law notary. ... A newspaper is a publication containing news and information and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics, sometimes this may include political scientists. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... State nickname: Volunteer State Official languages English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Governor Phil Bredesen (D) Senators Bill Frist (R) Lamar Alexander (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 36th 109,247 km² 2. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Edward Ward Carmack

Carmack was born in Sumner County, Tennessee. He attended the Webb School, then at Culleoka, Tennessee. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1878 and began practicing in Columbia, Tennessee. He served as Columbia city attorney in 1881, and was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1884. Sumner County is a county located in the state of Tennessee. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Columbia is a city located in Maury County, Tennessee. ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Tennessee House of Representatives, in American politics, is the lower house of the state legislature of Tennessee, formally called the Tennessee General Assembly. ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ...

Carmack joined the staff of the Nashville Democrat in 1889, later becoming editor-in-chief of the Nashville American when the two papers merged. He later (1892) served as editor of the Memphis Commercial. 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Editor in chief is a publications primary editor. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Carmack was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1896, and served two terms in that body, March 4, 1897 - March 3, 1901. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

He was then elected by the US Senate, serving one term in that body, March 4, 1901 - March 3, 1907. 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Carmack served on the Lodge committee investigating war crimes in the Philippine-American War. The Lodge Committee began in January 1902 and adjourned on June 28, 1902. ... The Philippine-American War was a war between the armed forces of the United States and the Philippines from 1899 through 1913. ...

He failed to secure reelection to a second Senate term, being succeeded by former governor of Tennessee Robert L. Taylor, and returned to the practice of law. He then contended for the 1908 Democratic nomination for governor; when this proved to be unsuccessful as well, he then returned to editing the Nashville American. On November 8, 1908, he was shot down on the streets of Nashville over something he had said in the paper which had prompted a feud. Notes 1East was Secretary of State for Tennessee from 1862-1865, appointed by Andrew Johnson, the military governor of the state under Union occupation during the American Civil War. ... Robert Love Taylor (July 31, 1850–March 31, 1912) was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1879 to 1881, Governor of Tennessee from 1887 to 1891 and from 1897 to 1899, and subsequently a United States Senator from that state from 1907 until his death. ... A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... The Nashville skyline Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee. ...

Perhaps in large measure because of the spectacular and violent nature of his death, a large bronze statue of him was erected on the grounds of the Tennessee State Capitol building in which he seems to be gesturing to the plaza across the street. His remains were returned to Columbia, and he was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery there.

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