Newell Sanders
Newell Sanders | |
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United States Senator from Tennessee | |
In office April 11, 1912 – January 24, 1913 | |
Appointed by | Ben W. Hooper |
Preceded by | Robert L. Taylor |
Succeeded by | William R. Webb |
Personal details | |
Born | Bloomington, Indiana | July 12, 1850
Died | January 26, 1939 Lookout Mountain, Tennessee | (aged 88)
Political party | Republican |
Newell Sanders (July 12, 1850 – January 26, 1939) was a Chattanooga businessman who served for a relatively brief time as a United States Senator from Tennessee.
Life and career
Sanders was born in Owen County, Indiana, the son of Miriam (Coffey) and John Sanders.[1] He attended Indiana University Bloomington, where he was graduated in 1873[2] and operated a bookstore until 1877. During that year, he moved to Chattanooga and became involved in the manufacturing of farm implements. He served on the board of education 1881 – 1882 and as an alderman 1882 – 1886. He also served on the board of directors of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway.
When
After his service in the Senate, Sanders returned to his manufacturing interests until his retirement in 1927. In 1922 he ran for popular election to the United States Senate, and received 32 percent of the vote against Democratic incumbent Kenneth McKellar. Sanders died at his home in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, and was buried in Chattanooga's Forest Hills Cemetery.[3]
Notes
- ISBN 978-0-932807-91-5.
- ^ a b "NEWELL SANDERS, EX-SENATOR, DEAD". New York Times. 27 January 1939. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ^ Sanders, Newell, in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress retrieved 2008 December 26.