William Tandy Senter
William Tandy Senter | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | |
| Preceded by | Abraham McClellan |
| Succeeded by | William Michael Cocke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 12, 1801 Bean Station, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | August 28, 1848 (aged 47) Panther Springs, Hamblen County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Party | Whig |
| Spouse | Nancy White Senter |
| Children | William Tandy Senter, Dewitt Clinton Senter |
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William Tandy Senter (May 12, 1801 – August 28, 1848) was an American politician that represented Tennessee's second district in the United States House of Representatives.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Senter was born at Bean Station, Tennessee on May 12, 1801. He attended the common schools, and engaged in agricultural pursuits as well as holding several local offices. He married Nancy White.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]A minister in the Holston Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Senter was also a member of the State constitutional convention, which met at Nashville from May 19 to August 30, 1834.[2]
Senter was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth Congress, and served from March 4, 1843, to March 3, 1845.[3]
After his service, Senter resumed agricultural and ministerial work at Panther Springs, Hamblen County, Tennessee.
Death and legacy
[edit | edit source]Senter died at Panther Springs on August 28, 1848. He is interred at Senter Memorial Church Cemetery.[4] The city of Centerville, Iowa was named in his honor, although the spelling was changed because a clerk assumed the proposed name "Senterville" was a misspelling.[5]
References
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External links
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