Lawrence Tyson
Former United States Senator
Lawrence Davis Tyson was an American brigadier general, politician, lawyer and textile manufacturer, who operated primarily out of Knoxville, Tennessee during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Wikipedia
Born: July 4, 1861, Pitt County, NC
Died: August 24, 1929 (age 68 years), Strafford, PA
Children: Charles McGhee Tyson and Isabella McGhee Gilpin
Great grandchildren: Drew Gilpin Faust and Jack Gilpin
Spouse: Bettie McGhee (m. 1886)
Grandchildren: McGhee Tyson Gilpin and Kenneth N. Gilpin Jr
Previous offices: Senator (1925–1929) and Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1903–1905)
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