1844-1914
Horace H. Lurton was a Confederate soldier, prisoner of war, lawyer, and the first president of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank. A member of the Tennessee Supreme Court, in 1893 he became its Chief Justice. Appointed by President Grover Cleveland to the Sixth Court of Appeal, Lurton subsequently served as presiding judge. In 1909, President William H. Taft appointed him to the United States Supreme Court. Lurton's home, once on this site, was destroyed by the tornado of 1999.| HM Number | HM1O45 |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 3C 63 |
| Placed By | Tennessee Historical Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015 at 9:02pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 467943 N 4042287 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 36.52541667, -87.35806667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 36° 31.525', W 87° 21.484' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 36° 31' 31.5" N, 87° 21' 29.04" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 615, 931 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 264-298 TN-76, Clarksville TN 37040, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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