Erasmus Lee Gardenhire
Erasmus Lee Gardenhire (c. 1815 – 1899) was a Tennessee politician and judge who served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.
Biography
[edit]Gardenhire was from the Sparta, Tennessee, area. He served in the 28th General Assembly (1849–51) representing White, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, and Van Buren counties. Afterwards, he served as a judge. Following the state's ordinance of secession and the outbreak of the Civil War, he represented Tennessee in the First Confederate Congress from 1862 to 1864.[1]
Following the end of the war, he returned to his legal practice. He was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives during the 39th General Assembly, 1875–77.
Notes
[edit]- ^ McBride & Robinson, p. 275.
References
[edit]- Robert M. McBride and Dan M. Robinson, eds., Biographical Directory of the Tennessee General Assembly, Volume I, 1796–1861. (Nashville: Tennessee State Library and Archives and Tennessee Historical Commission, 1975).
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