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3 unusual facts about William Heiskell


Monroe County, Tennessee

William Heiskell - post-Civil War Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives

William Heiskell

A nephew, Joseph Brown Heiskell (1823–1913), served in the Tennessee Senate in the late 1850s, and represented the 1st district in the Confederate Congress during the Civil War.

William's wife, Julia, however, supported the Confederacy, and Frederick's son, Joseph, served in the Confederate Congress.



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