Thomas William Humes 1815-1892

Thomas William Humes 1815-1892 is a Tennessee historical marker in Knoxville, Knox County.

At 413 Cumberland Ave., in front of Humes St. John’s Episcopal Church, Knoxville

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Humes was educated at East Tennessee University, Knoxville, and Princeton theological Seminary. A staunch unionist, he wrote The Loyal Mountaineers, and edited The Knoxville Times and The Knoxville Register. He served as president of East Tennessee University and the university of Tennessee; rector of St. John's Episcopal church; president of the East Tennessee Relief Association; and Librarian of the Lawson McGhee Library.

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Historical maps covering this location

1796 · Map of The Tennassee (sic) Government. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1884 · Knoxville -- 1884Sheet 2 (Historical map archives, georeferenced via Allmaps)
1895 · Gen. map VII. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1926 · Proposed Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina-Tennessee / engraved and… (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
1929 · Knoxville (Tennessee). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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