Carmack, Edward Ward, 1858-1908

LC control no.	n 84048525
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Carmack, Edward Ward, 1858-1908 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Carmack, Ned, 1858-1908 Carmack, Ed, 1858-1908 Carmack, E. W. (Edward Ward), 1858-1908
Birth date	1858-11-05
Death date	1908-11-09
Place of birth	Castalian Springs (Tenn.)
Place of death	Nashville (Tenn.)
Affiliation	Tennessee. General Assembly. House of Representatives United States. Congress. House United States. Congress. Senate Democratic Party (U.S.)
Profession or occupation	Lawyers Legislators Newspaper editors
Found in	Majors, W.R. Editorial wild oats, c1984: CIP t.p. (Edward Ward Carmack) galleys (1858-1908; Tenn. editor & politician; Ned Carmack; Ed Carmack; Edward W. Carmack; E. W. Carmack) LC data base, 5-10-84 (hdg.: Carmack, Edward Ward, 1858-1908) Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website, viewed July 20, 2017 (Carmack, Edward Ward, a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee; born near Castalian Springs, Sumner County, Tenn., November 5, 1858; attended Webb's School, Culleoka, Tenn.; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1879 and practiced in Columbia, Tenn.; city attorney of Columbia 1881; elected to the State house of representatives 1884; joined the staff of the Nashville Democrat in 1888; editor in chief of the Nashville American when the papers were merged; editor of the Memphis Commercial in 1892; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1901); elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1901, to March 3, 1907; unsuccessful candidate in 1906 for reelection; resumed the practice of law; unsuccessful candidate for nomination as Governor in 1908; resumed editorship of the Nashville American; died in a gun fight in Nashville, Tenn., November 9, 1908; interment in Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tenn.)
Associated language	eng