Alfred A. Freeman

Alfred Alexander Freeman
United States Assistant Attorney General for the Post Office Department
In office
1877–1885
Preceded byThomas Ara Spence
Succeeded byEdwin E. Bryant
Member of the
Tennessee House of Representatives
In office
1865–1866
Preceded byW.P. Bond
Succeeded byJ.A. Moore
In office
1871–1872
Preceded byJ.W. Clarke
Succeeded byW.W. Rutledge
In office
1876–1877
Preceded byLewis Bond
Succeeded byOliver Alexander
Personal details
Born(1838-02-07)February 7, 1838
Haywood County, Tennessee, United States
DiedMarch 27, 1926(1926-03-27) (aged 88)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Resting placeRoyal Oak Burial Park
Victoria, British Columbia[1]
Political partyRepublican
ProfessionAttorney

Alfred Alexander Freeman (February 7, 1838 – March 27, 1926) was an American politician, judge and diplomat, active during the latter half of the 19th century. He served several terms in the Tennessee House of Representatives in the years following the Civil War, and was the Republican nominee for Governor of Tennessee in 1872. He also served as United States Assistant Attorney General for the Post Office Department from 1877 to 1885, territorial judge of New Mexico from 1890 to 1895, and United States Consul to Prague in 1873. He established a lumber company in British Columbia in the early 1900s.[2]

  1. ^ British Columbia Cemetery Finding Aid (Version2). Accessed: 6 July 2014.
  2. ^ Mark Thompson, "President Benjamin Harrison, Judge A.A. Freeman and the Shalam Colony," Southern New Mexico Historical Review, Vol. XVI (January 2009), pp. 7-12. Retrieved: 6 July 2014.