Boyd M. Cheatham
| Boyd M. Cheatham | |
|---|---|
| Born |
c. 1838 Robertson County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died |
July 19, 1876 Springfield, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Residence | Springfield, Tennessee, U.S.[1] |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Relatives |
Richard Boone Cheatham (brother) Edward Saunders Cheatham (brother) Adelicia Acklen (sister-in-law) Anderson Cheatham (paternal uncle) |
Boyd M. Cheatham (c. 1838-1876) was an American politician from Tennessee.
Early life
Boyd M. Cheatham was born circa 1838.[1] His father was one of seven early settlers from Virginia who moved to Robertson County, Tennessee.[2] His uncle, Anderson Cheatham, served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1801 to 1809, then from 1819 to 1821 and again from 1823 to 1825.[3]
His brother, Richard Boone Cheatham (1824-1877), served as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1860 to 1862.[3] His other brother Edward Saunders Cheatham (1818-1878), served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1853 to 1855, and then served as a member of the Tennessee Senate from 1855 to 1857, and again from 1861 to 1863.[3] Another brother, Dr William Archer Cheatham (1820-1900), became the third husband of Adelicia Acklen (1817–1887), who owned the Belmont Mansion in Nashville.
Career
Cheatham served in the Tennessee House of Representatives in the nineteenth century.[3]
Death
Cheatham died at his residence in Springfield, Tennessee on July 19, 1876.[1] He was thirty-eight years old.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Death of Boyd M. Cheatham.". The Tennessean. July 20, 1876. p. 4. Retrieved February 12, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. (registration required (help)).
- ↑ James Harvey Mathes, The Old Guard in Gray:Researches in the Annals of the Confederate Historical Association. Sketches of Memphis Veterans who Upheld Her Standards in the War, and of Other Confederate Worthies, Memphis, Tennessee: Press of S. C. Toof & Company, 1897, p. 67
- 1 2 3 4 The Political Graveyard: Cheatham-Foster family of Tennessee