Arthur St. Clair Colyar | |
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Born | June 23, 1818 |
Died | December 13, 1907
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 89)
Resting place | Mount Olivet Cemetery |
Occupation | Politician |
Parent | Alexander Colyar |
Arthur St. Clair Colyar (June 23, 1818 – December 13, 1907) was an American lawyer, Confederate politician, and newspaper editor.
Colyar was born on June 23, 1818, in Washington County, Tennessee. [1] His father was Alexander Colyar. [2] He moved to Franklin County, Tennessee, with his parents when he was 12. [2]
Colyar studied the law with Micah Taul. [2]
Colyar was admitted to the bar in 1846. [2] He practised the law in Winchester, Tennessee, until 1861. [2] During the American Civil War, Colyar represented the state in the Second Confederate Congress from 1864 to 1865. [1]
After the war, Colyar resumed his legal practise in Winchester, but he moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1867. [2] He was a creditor and later president of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company, which used mainly African-American leased convict labor to produce steel. [2] [3] He served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives in the 1870s, [2] and unsuccessfully ran for Governor three times. [4]
Colyar became the editor of the Nashville American (later known as The Tennessean) in 1880. [2] He subsequently served as the editor of The News, another newspaper based in Nashville, until he became the owner and editor of the American newspaper. [2]
Colyar was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. [2] He died on December 13, 1907, in Nashville, Tennessee. [1] He was buried at the Mount Olivet Cemetery. [1]
His niece was editor Viola Roseboro'. [5]
Arthur St. Clair Colyar | |
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Born | June 23, 1818 |
Died | December 13, 1907
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 89)
Resting place | Mount Olivet Cemetery |
Occupation | Politician |
Parent | Alexander Colyar |
Arthur St. Clair Colyar (June 23, 1818 – December 13, 1907) was an American lawyer, Confederate politician, and newspaper editor.
Colyar was born on June 23, 1818, in Washington County, Tennessee. [1] His father was Alexander Colyar. [2] He moved to Franklin County, Tennessee, with his parents when he was 12. [2]
Colyar studied the law with Micah Taul. [2]
Colyar was admitted to the bar in 1846. [2] He practised the law in Winchester, Tennessee, until 1861. [2] During the American Civil War, Colyar represented the state in the Second Confederate Congress from 1864 to 1865. [1]
After the war, Colyar resumed his legal practise in Winchester, but he moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1867. [2] He was a creditor and later president of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company, which used mainly African-American leased convict labor to produce steel. [2] [3] He served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives in the 1870s, [2] and unsuccessfully ran for Governor three times. [4]
Colyar became the editor of the Nashville American (later known as The Tennessean) in 1880. [2] He subsequently served as the editor of The News, another newspaper based in Nashville, until he became the owner and editor of the American newspaper. [2]
Colyar was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. [2] He died on December 13, 1907, in Nashville, Tennessee. [1] He was buried at the Mount Olivet Cemetery. [1]
His niece was editor Viola Roseboro'. [5]