About James Fentress
Lived 1763 – 1843 (aged 80). James Fentress was an American politician.
James Fentress (February 16, 1763 – June 20, 1843) was a Tennessee politician and Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives. Born in New Hanover County, North Carolina in 1763, he moved to Montgomery County, Tennessee in 1800. He was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1809. He served as Speaker of the House from 1815 to 1817 and again from 1819 to 1825.
Fentress County, Tennessee was named for Fentress, as was its county seat of Jamestown. Fentress helped pass the law that created the county in 1823.
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American politician
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James Fentress was born on 16 February 1763 in New Hanover County.
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James Fentress died on 20 June 1843.
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