Edward Saunders Cheatham

Edward Saunders Cheatham (July 31, 1818 – December 21, 1878) was an American politician and businessman.

Early life Edward Saunders Cheatham was born on July 31, 1818, in Robertson County, Tennessee. His father, Richard Cheatham, served as United States Representative from Tennessee from 1837 to 1839, after eight years of previous service as a state legislator. His mother was Susan Saunders. They had the Mansfield Cheatham House built in Springfield, Tennessee, where they lived for many years with their family.

Two of Edward's three brothers also went into politics. His brother, Dr. William Archer Cheatham, became the third husband of Adelicia Acklen (1817–1887), who owned the Belmont Mansion in Nashville. His brother, Richard Boone Cheatham, served as alderman and as Mayor of Nashville from 1860 to 1862. His third brother, Boyd M. Cheatham, also served in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Career Cheatham owned a grocery in Nashville and a sawmill in Greenbrier.

Cheatham joined the Whig Party. She also died young.

Cheatham married Lottie Wall; they had a son and two daughters together.

Cheatham resided at the family home, the Mansfield Cheatham House, which his father had built for his own family earlier in his life in Springfield, Tennessee.

Cheatham died on December 21, 1878, in DeSoto County, Mississippi, near Horn Lake. He was buried in the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville. Cheatham County, Tennessee, was named in his honor.