Hugh Barton Lindsay | |
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| United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee | |
| In office 1889–1893 | |
| Preceded by | James C.J. Williams |
| Succeeded by | James H. Bible |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 3, 1856 Campbell County, Tennessee, United States |
| Died | July 21, 1944 (aged 87) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Resting place | Old Gray Cemetery Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Sarah Elizabeth Foster |
| Profession | Attorney |
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Hugh Barton Lindsay (November 3, 1856 – July 21, 1944) was an American attorney, jurist and politician in Tennessee, who was appointed as United States Attorney for the Eastern District, serving from 1889 to 1893, and judge of Tennessee's Second Chancery District from 1894 to 1899. He was the Republican nominee for Governor of Tennessee in 1918, losing to Albert H. Roberts, as well as the Republican nominee for United States Senator in 1924, losing to Lawrence Tyson. As an attorney, Lindsay helped ALCOA become established as an industry in the region in the 1910s. He also helped launch the movement in the 1920s to create and preserve Great Smoky Mountains National Park.[1]
- ^ Alice Howell, Lucile Deaderick (ed.), Heart of the Valley: A History of Knoxville, Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.: East Tennessee Historical Society, 1976), pp. 553-555.