Joseph W. Byrns 1869-1936

Joseph W. Byrns 1869-1936 is a Tennessee historical marker in Robertson County.

7025 US 41

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Joseph Wellington Byrns was born in 1869 in a small cabin near Cedar Hill. A graduate of the Law Department of Vanderbilt University, he served in both chambers of the Tennessee General Assembly. Elected to the United States House of Representatives, he represented this area in Congress for 27 years. At the time of his June 4, 1936 death, Byrns was Speaker of the House of Representatives. Later, the Robertson County School Board named Jo Byrns school in his honor.

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1862 · Johnson's Kentucky & Tennessee (1862) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1864 · Kentucky And Tennessee (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1868 · County map of Kentucky and Tennessee (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1873 · Gray's Railroad Illinois (1873) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1876 · County and Road Map of Kentucky. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Joseph W. Byrns 1869-1936

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