Edward W. Carmack
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Edward Ward Carmack (November 5, 1858 – November 9, 1908) was an attorney, newspaperman, and political figure who served as a U.S. Senator from Tennessee from 1901 to 1907.
Quick Facts Secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus, Leader ...
Edward Carmack | |
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Secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus | |
In office March 6, 1903 – March 3, 1907 | |
Leader | Arthur Pue Gorman Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Robert Latham Owen |
United States Senator from Tennessee | |
In office March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907 | |
Preceded by | Thomas B. Turley |
Succeeded by | Robert Taylor |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 10th district | |
In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901 | |
Preceded by | Josiah Patterson |
Succeeded by | Malcolm R. Patterson |
Personal details | |
Born | Edward Ward Carmack (1858-11-05)November 5, 1858 Castalian Springs, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | November 9, 1908(1908-11-09) (aged 50) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
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Following his political service, and after an unsuccessful run for Governor of Tennessee, he became editor of the one-year-old Nashville Tennessean. He was fatally shot on November 9, 1908, over a feud precipitated by Duncan Brown Cooper for his editorial comments in the paper.