by Ray Hill | May 31, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill James Beriah Frazier, Jr. came from one of Tennessee’s most distinguished families; young Jim was the son and namesake of a former governor and United States senator. Born June 23, 1890 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, J. B. Frazier, Jr. went through the...
by Ray Hill | May 25, 2015 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill William Wirt Courtney is barely remembered today and is likely an unfamiliar name to many residents of Tennessee, but for a decade, Courtney served in Congress, serving parts of Middle Tennessee. The future congressman was named for his father, who was in...
by Ray Hill | May 17, 2015 | Archives, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill For decades Tennessee was a one-party state, dominated by the Democrats. The exceptions were the First and Second Congressional districts in East Tennessee. Despite being the minority party, Republicans were perfectly capable of fighting amongst themselves...
by Ray Hill | May 10, 2015 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Colorful characters are as much a part of the old West as tumbleweeds. Key Pittman was certainly a colorful character. Pittman caused a stir by using his silver handled revolver to shoot out streetlights while on a drinking spree. In fact, Key Pittman’s...
by Ray Hill | May 3, 2015 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Joseph Taylor Robinson was Majority Leader of the United States Senate during the first one hundred days of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal. Few politicians have enjoyed the breadth and length of the career Joe T. Robinson had in Arkansas. A...
by Ray Hill | Apr 26, 2015 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Polls continue to show few people have much respect for Congress and its members, but when Marion Zioncheck was first elected in 1932, most Americans had both more respect and faith in Members of Congress. Yet, Marion Zioncheck clearly suffered from some...
