Richard Warner (Tennessee politician)

American politician (1835–1915)

Richard Warner

From 1882's Public Men of To-Day

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885
Preceded by| John M. Bright
Succeeded by| James D. Richardson
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office
1879-1881
Personal details
Born| (1835-09-19)September 19, 1835
Chapel Hill, Tennessee, U.S.
Died| March 4, 1915(1915-03-04) (aged 79)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Political party| Democratic
Alma mater| Cumberland School of Law
Profession| lawyer politician

Richard Warner (September 19, 1835 - March 4, 1915) was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.

## Biography[edit]

Born near Chapel Hill, Tennessee, Warner attended the public schools and graduated from Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee, in 1858. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Lewisburg, Tennessee.

## Career[edit]

Warner served in the Confederate States Army from 1861 to 1865 and, after the end of the Civil War, returned to Lewisburg, Tennessee, to resume the practice of law. He served as delegate to the convention that framed the new constitution of Tennessee in 1870 and served as member of the state house of representatives from 1879 to 1881.[1]

Elected as a Democrat to the Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth Congresses, Warner served from March 4, 1881, to March 3, 1885.[2] He served as chairman of the Committee on Mines and Mining (Forty-eighth Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1884, and resumed the practice of law in Lewisburg, Tennessee.

## Death[edit]

Warner died in Nashville, Tennessee, March 4, 1915, and is interred at Warner Cemetery, near Chapel Hill, Tennessee.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Richard Warner". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
2. ^ "Richard Warner". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
3. ^ "Richard Warner". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 17 April 2013.

## External links[edit]

* United States Congress. "Richard Warner (id: W000156)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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U.S. House of Representatives

Preceded by

John M. Bright

|  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 5th congressional district
March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885  | Succeeded by

James D. Richardson

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