Robert Galbraith Allison
| Robert Galbraith Allison | |
|---|---|
| Director of the Budget, State of Tennessee | |
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In office January 17, 1949 – November 15, 1952 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 15, 1897[1] Shelbyville, Tennessee |
| Died |
November 15, 1952 (aged 55) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Resting place |
Chattanooga National Cemetery Chattanooga, Tennessee[1] |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Nellie Gertrude Dale m. June 18, 1919 |
| Profession | Accountant/Auditor |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | U.S. Army |
| Years of service | 1917–1919 |
| Rank | CLR SGT |
| Unit | 42nd (Rainbow) Division |
| Battles/wars | World War I[1] |
Robert Galbraith Allison (July 15, 1897 - November 15, 1952) served as the Director of the Department of the Budget for the State of Tennessee under Governor Gordon Browning.[2] He was appointed to the office on January 17, 1949 and served until his death in 1952.
Early life
Robert Allison was born in Shelbyville, Tennessee to John Thomas Allison (1862-1906) and Rosa Lavinia Jackson Allison (1870-1913).[3] He attended public schools and finished at the Morgan School in Fayetteville, Tennessee. He graduated from Mountain City Business College in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He served in the army during World War I with the 42nd Infantry Division as a combat logistics regimental sergeant from April 1917 to May 1919. In June 1919 he married Nellie Gertrude Dale (March 18, 1899 - May 8, 1998) of Fayetteville, Tennessee. They had five children.
Career
Robert Allison held accounting and management positions in several private companies including the J. H. Allison & Co. meat packers and ice manufacturers, General Motors Corporation, and Nixon Machinery & Supply Co. Inc all of Chattanooga, Tennessee. He also served as assistant county auditor and county auditor for Hamilton County and as senior state and county auditor for the comptroller's office for the State of Tennessee.[2] He was supported for the auditor position in Hamilton County by Estes Kefauver who was a U.S. congressman from Tennessee at the time.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA
- 1 2 Tennessee Blue Book 1949-1950, Rich Printing Company, Nashville, 1950. Page 31
- ↑ Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959.
- ↑ Letter of recommendation dated Nov. 24, 1941 to Judge Will Cummings, Court House, Chattanooga, Tenn.