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Newton Cannon was an American politician who served as the eighth governor of Tennessee from 1835 to 1839. He also served several terms in the United States House of Representatives, from 1814 to 1817
Posthumous Portrait by Washington B. Cooper, c. 1845
William Carroll was an American politician who served as the fifth governor of Tennessee twice, from 1821 to 1827 and again from 1829 to 1835. He held the office longer than any other person with 12 y
Newton Cannon
…Constitutional Convention of 1834, at which he served as chairman of the Committee of the Whole. Cannon again ran for governor in 1835, defeating incumbent William Carroll by 8,682 votes. Carroll had been a popular governor, but he was seeking a fourth consecutive two-year term in spite of a provision of the state…
Portrait by Washington Bogart Cooper, c. 1843