Gov. Albert H. Roberts 35th Governor of Tennessee - 1919-2921

Gov. Albert H. Roberts 35th Governor of Tennessee - 1919-2921 is a Tennessee historical marker in Overton County.

Overton Co., Corner of Roberts and University Street in Livingston

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Albert H. Roberts lived on this site from 1910 to 1920. This building, previously located on Main Street, was his law office. During Governor Roberts' administration, the General Assembly cast the decisive vote that made the women's suffrage amendment part of the United States Constitution. The Nineteenth Amendment passed the Tennessee General Assembly by one vote with Roberts' support. Governor Roberts died on June 25, 1946, and is buried in Good Hope Cemetery.

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1864 · Kentucky And Tennessee (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1897 · Standingstone, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1898 · Standingstone, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1903 · Kentucky, Tennessee. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1944 · Livingston, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

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