Notable Alumni: Richard Wilson Austin
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Richard Wilson Austin, an 1877 graduate of East Tennessee University (UT’s predecessor), was consul to Scotland from 1906 to 1907 … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Notable Alumni: Government & Military
Notable Alumni: John Dewitt Clinton Atkins
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John Dewitt Clinton Atkins graduated from East Tennessee University (UT’s predecessor) in 1846. He served in the U.S. House of … Continue reading
Notable Alumni: Washington Curran Whitthorne (1843)
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Washington Curran Whitthorne (1843) was a U.S. senator from Tennessee in 1886-87 and a U.S. representative. He also was speaker … Continue reading
Notable Alumni: Herbert S. “Hub” Walters
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Herbert S. “Hub” Walters, who attended UTK from 1915 to 1918, served in the Tennessee House of Representatives and the … Continue reading
Notable Alumni: Lawrence D. Tyson
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Lawrence D. Tyson graduated from UT in Knoxville in 1894. He was a brigadier general, speaker of the Tennessee House … Continue reading
Notable Alumni: Estes Kefauver (1924)
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Estes Kefauver (1924) served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1939 to 1949 and in the Senate from 1949 … Continue reading
Notable Alumni: Albert Gore Sr.
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Albert Gore Sr. attended UT in Knoxville from 1926 to 1928. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from … Continue reading
Notable Alumni: James B. Frazier (1878)
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James B. Frazier, who graduated in 1878, was governor of Tennessee from 1903 to 1905 and U.S. senator from 1905 … Continue reading
Notable Alumni: Clement C. Clay
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Clement C. Clay received one of the first degrees granted by East Tennessee College (now UT) in 1807. He served … Continue reading
Notable Alumni: James H. Williams
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James H. Williams, who graduated in 1827, was U.S. minister to Turkey from 1858 to 1861 and Confederate emissary to … Continue reading
