| LC control no. | n 2005173116 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Rye, Tom C., 1863-1953 |
| Variant(s) | Rye, Thomas Clark, 1863-1953 |
| See also | Tennessee. Governor (1915-1919 : Rye) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Nashville (Tenn.) Charlotte (Tenn.) Camden (Tenn.) |
| Located | Paris (Tenn.) |
| Birth date | 1863-06-02 |
| Death date | 1953-09-12 |
| Place of birth | Benton County (Tenn.) |
| Place of death | Paris (Tenn.) |
| Field of activity | Tennessee--Politics and government--1865-1950 Practice of law |
| Affiliation | Democratic Party (U.S.) |
| Profession or occupation | Governors Lawyers Public prosecutors Judges |
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| Found in | NUCMC data from Memphis-Shelby County Public Library and Information Center for E.H. Crump collection, 1910-1954 (Tom C. Rye; governor of Tennessee (1915-1919)) Political graveyard WWW home page, June 3, 2005 (Tom C. Rye; Thomas Clark Rye, 1863-1953) Wikipedia August 22, 2023: (Thomas Clarke Rye (June 2, 1863 - September 12, 1953) was an American politician who served as the 32nd governor of Tennessee from 1915 to 1919. Rye was born in Benton County, Tennessee... He was educated at local schools, and read law under his uncle, Colonel Tom Morris, in nearby Charlotte, Tennessee. In 1884, after his admission to the bar, he moved to Camden, Tennessee, to practice law. During the 1890s, he served as circuit master of Camden's chancery court, and worked for several years as a pension agent in Washington, D. C. In 1902, Rye moved to Paris, Tennessee, where he established a law partnership with W.W. Farquard. Rye served as District Attorney for the Thirteenth Judicial District from 1910 to 1914. ...Rye returned to Paris to practice law. In 1922, he was appointed chancellor (judge) of the state's Eighth Judicial District. He remained in this position for nearly two decades. Rye died in Paris on September 12, 1953, and was buried in the city's Maplewood Cemetery. Political party: Democratic) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Clarke_Rye> |
| Associated language | eng |
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