George F. McCanless
Tennessee judge
About George F. McCanless
George F. McCanless (June 8, 1904 – June 4, 1992) was the Attorney General of Tennessee and a justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court from 1969 to 1974.
Early life He was born in Morristown, Tennessee.
He was appointed by the governor to fill a seat on the Tennessee Supreme Court vacated by the resignation of chief justice Hamilton S. Burnett, effective September 1, 1969. He was elected to fill the unexpired term August 6, 1970.
Personal life and death McCanless died at a hospital in Nashville at the age of 87.
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Who was George F. McCanless?
Tennessee judge (1904–1992)
When did George F. McCanless die?
George F. McCanless died on 4 June 1992.
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