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Arthur St. Clair Colyar
Arthur St. Clair Colyar (June 23, 1818 – December 13, 1907) was an American lawyer, Confederate States of America, Confederate politician, and newspaper editor. Early life Colyar was born on June 23, 1818, in Washington County, Tennessee. His father was Alexander Colyar. He moved to Franklin County, Tennessee, with his parents when he was 12. Colyar studied the law with Micah Taul. Career Colyar was admitted to the bar in 1846. He practised the law in Winchester, Tennessee, until 1861. During the American Civil War, Colyar represented the state in the Second Confederate Congress from 1864 to 1865. After the war, Colyar resumed his legal practise in Winchester, but he moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1867. He was a creditor and later president of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company, Tennessee Coal and Iron Company, which used mainly African-American leased convict labor to produce steel. He served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives in the 1870s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington County, Tennessee
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 133,001. Its county seat is Jonesborough. The county's largest city and a regional educational, medical and commercial center is Johnson City. Washington County is Tennessee's oldest county, having been established in 1777 when the state was still part of North Carolina. Washington County is part of the Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City– Kingsport–Bristol, TN- VA Combined Statistical Area, commonly known as the " Tri-Cities" region. History Watauga and the Washington District Washington County is rooted in the Watauga settlements, which were established in the early 1770s in the vicinity of what is now Elizabethton, in adjacent Carter County. At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War in 1776, the Wataugans organized the "Washington District," which was governed by a committee of safety. North C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
