About Terry H. Cahal
Lived 1802 – 1851 (aged 48). Terry H. Cahal was an American lawyer and politician.
Terry H. Cahal (September 4, 1802 – April 15, 1851) was an American jurist and politician in the Antebellum South. He served as the Speaker of the Tennessee Senate and the Chancellor of Tennessee.
Early life Terry H. Cahal was born on September 4, 1802, in Virginia. He served in the First Seminole War of 1816–1819. In 1833, he warned against secession in the wake of the Nullification Crisis. On slavery, Cahal argued:
Personal life and death Cahal had a wife named Ann. He died on April 15, 1851.
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Who was Terry H. Cahal?
American politician
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Terry H. Cahal was born on 4 September 1802 in Virginia.
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Terry H. Cahal died on 15 April 1851 in Nashville.
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Terry H. Cahal was a lawyer and politician.
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Terry H. Cahal was American.
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