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Key</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:DMKey-PostmasGener.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/DMKey-PostmasGener.jpg/220px-DMKey-PostmasGener.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="287" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/DMKey-PostmasGener.jpg/330px-DMKey-PostmasGener.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/DMKey-PostmasGener.jpg 2x" data-file-width="423" data-file-height="551" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Judge of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee</a><br />Judge of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee">United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />May 27, 1880 – January 21, 1895</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Appointed by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Rutherford_B._Hayes" title="List of federal judges appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes">Rutherford B. Hayes</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Connally_Findlay_Trigg_(judge)" title="Connally Findlay Trigg (judge)">Connally Findlay Trigg</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Dickens_Clark" title="Charles Dickens Clark">Charles Dickens Clark</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">27th <a href="/wiki/United_States_Postmaster_General" title="United States Postmaster General">United States Postmaster General</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />March 12, 1877 – June 2, 1880</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">President</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rutherford_B._Hayes" title="Rutherford B. Hayes">Rutherford B. Hayes</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/James_Noble_Tyner" title="James Noble Tyner">James Noble Tyner</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Horace_Maynard" title="Horace Maynard">Horace Maynard</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senator</a><br />from <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />August 18, 1875 – January 19, 1877</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Appointed by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/James_D._Porter" title="James D. Porter">James D. Porter</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Johnson" title="Andrew Johnson">Andrew Johnson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/James_E._Bailey" title="James E. Bailey">James E. Bailey</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">David McKendree Key</div><br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1824-01-27</span>)</span>January 27, 1824<br /><a href="/wiki/Greeneville,_Tennessee" title="Greeneville, Tennessee">Greeneville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">February 3, 1900<span style="display:none">(1900-02-03)</span> (aged 76)<br /><a href="/wiki/Chattanooga,_Tennessee" title="Chattanooga, Tennessee">Chattanooga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Resting place</th><td class="infobox-data label">Forest Hill Cemetery<br /><a href="/wiki/Chattanooga,_Tennessee" title="Chattanooga, Tennessee">Chattanooga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hiwassee_College" title="Hiwassee College">Hiwassee College</a><br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Tennessee" title="University of Tennessee">University of Tennessee</a> (<a href="/wiki/Master_of_Arts" title="Master of Arts">A.M.</a>)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Read_law" class="mw-redirect" title="Read law">read law</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Signature</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Signature_of_David_McKendree_Key.png" class="mw-file-description" title="David M. Key's signature"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Signature_of_David_McKendree_Key.png" decoding="async" width="128" height="45" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="103" data-file-height="36" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Military service</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America" title="Confederate States of America"><img alt="Confederate States of America" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Flag_of_the_Confederate_States_%281865%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Confederate_States_%281865%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Battle_flag_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America_%281-1%29.svg/26px-Battle_flag_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America_%281-1%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Battle_flag_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America_%281-1%29.svg/34px-Battle_flag_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America_%281-1%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_Army" title="Confederate States Army">Confederate States Army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years of service</th><td class="infobox-data">1861–1865</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Confederate_States_of_America_Lieutenant_Colonel.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Confederate_States_of_America_Lieutenant_Colonel.png/35px-Confederate_States_of_America_Lieutenant_Colonel.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Confederate_States_of_America_Lieutenant_Colonel.png/53px-Confederate_States_of_America_Lieutenant_Colonel.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Confederate_States_of_America_Lieutenant_Colonel.png/70px-Confederate_States_of_America_Lieutenant_Colonel.png 2x" data-file-width="382" data-file-height="166" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant colonel (United States)">Lieutenant colonel</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Unit</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee"><img alt="Tennessee" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Tennessee.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tennessee.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Tennessee.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tennessee.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Tennessee.svg/46px-Flag_of_Tennessee.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> 43rd Tennessee Regiment</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Battles/wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>David McKendree Key</b> (January 27, 1824 – February 3, 1900) was a <a href="/wiki/United_States_senator" class="mw-redirect" title="United States senator">United States senator</a> from <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Postmaster_General" title="United States Postmaster General">United States Postmaster General</a> and a <a href="/wiki/United_States_federal_judge" title="United States federal judge">United States district judge</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee</a> and the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee">United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education_and_career">Education and career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_M._Key&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Education and career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Born on January 27, 1824, near <a href="/wiki/Greeneville,_Tennessee" title="Greeneville, Tennessee">Greeneville</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Greene_County,_Tennessee" title="Greene County, Tennessee">Greene County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Key attended the common schools, then graduated from <a href="/wiki/Hiwassee_College" title="Hiwassee College">Hiwassee College</a> in 1850 and <a href="/wiki/Read_law" class="mw-redirect" title="Read law">read law</a> the same year.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He received an <a href="/wiki/Artium_Magister" class="mw-redirect" title="Artium Magister">Artium Magister</a> degree from East Tennessee University (now the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Tennessee" title="University of Tennessee">University of Tennessee</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in <a href="/wiki/Madisonville,_Tennessee" title="Madisonville, Tennessee">Madisonville</a>, Tennessee from 1850 to 1852.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He continued private practice in <a href="/wiki/Kingston,_Tennessee" title="Kingston, Tennessee">Kingston</a>, Tennessee from 1852 to 1853, and in <a href="/wiki/Chattanooga,_Tennessee" title="Chattanooga, Tennessee">Chattanooga</a>, Tennessee from 1853 to 1861.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a Presidential Elector on the Democratic ticket in 1856 and 1860.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He served in the <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_Army" title="Confederate States Army">Confederate States Army</a> from 1861 to 1865, during the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a> and was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the Forty-third Tennessee Infantry.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He resumed private practice in Chattanooga from 1865 to 1880.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a member of the Tennessee constitutional convention in 1870.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was Chancellor for the Tennessee Chancery Court for the Third Judicial District from 1870 to 1875.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a> of the <a href="/wiki/43rd_United_States_Congress" title="43rd United States Congress">43rd United States Congress</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Congressional_service">Congressional service</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_M._Key&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Congressional service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Key was appointed as a <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a> to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a> to fill the vacancy caused by the death of former <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senator" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senator">United States Senator</a> <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Johnson" title="Andrew Johnson">Andrew Johnson</a> and served from August 18, 1875, to January 19, 1877.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to fill the vacancy in 1876.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Postmaster_General">Postmaster General</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_M._Key&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Postmaster General"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Key served as <a href="/wiki/Postmaster_General_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Postmaster General of the United States">Postmaster General of the United States</a> in the cabinet of President <a href="/wiki/Rutherford_B._Hayes" title="Rutherford B. Hayes">Rutherford B. Hayes</a> from 1877 to 1880.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The only Democrat in Hayes' cabinet, his appointment was in part due to the terms of the <a href="/wiki/Compromise_of_1877" title="Compromise of 1877">Compromise of 1877</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Federal_judicial_service">Federal judicial service</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_M._Key&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Federal judicial service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Key was nominated by President <a href="/wiki/Rutherford_B._Hayes" title="Rutherford B. Hayes">Rutherford B. Hayes</a> on May 19, 1880, to a joint seat on the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee</a> and the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee">United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee</a> vacated by Judge <a href="/wiki/Connally_Findlay_Trigg_(judge)" title="Connally Findlay Trigg (judge)">Connally Findlay Trigg</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was confirmed by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a> on May 27, 1880, and received his commission the same day.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His service terminated on January 21, 1895, due to his retirement.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_M._Key&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Key died on February 3, 1900, in Chattanooga.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery in Chattanooga.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_M._Key&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1259569809">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-entry{display:table-row;font-size:85%;line-height:110%;height:1.9em;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output 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href="http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000156">"David McKendree Key (id: K000156)"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress" title="Biographical Directory of the United States Congress">Biographical Directory of the United States Congress</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Biographical+Directory+of+the+United+States+Congress&rft.atitle=David+McKendree+Key+%28id%3A+K000156%29&rft.au=United+States+Congress&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fbioguide.congress.gov%2Fscripts%2Fbiodisplay.pl%3Findex%3DK000156&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADavid+M.+Key" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fjc.gov/node/1383291">David McKendree Key</a> at the <i><a href="/wiki/Biographical_Directory_of_Federal_Judges" title="Biographical Directory of Federal Judges">Biographical Directory of Federal Judges</a></i>, a publication of the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Judicial_Center" title="Federal Judicial Center">Federal Judicial Center</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goodspeed_Publishing" title="Goodspeed Publishing">Goodspeed Publishing</a>, <i>History of East Tennessee, Hamilton County.</i> (1887)</li> <li><i>Dictionary of American Biography</i></li> <li>Abshire, David. <i>The South Rejects a Prophet: The Life of David Key.</i> New York: F.A. Praeger, 1967.</li> <li>Murrin, John M. <i>Liberty, Equality, Power.</i> Fourth Edition. Australia: Thomson Wadsworth, 2005.</li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #cccccc"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senate</a> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Johnson" title="Andrew Johnson">Andrew Johnson</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Senators_from_Tennessee" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States Senators from Tennessee">United States Senator (Class 1) from Tennessee</a> </b><br />1875–1877 <br />Served alongside: <b><a href="/wiki/Henry_Cooper_(U.S._senator)" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry Cooper (U.S. senator)">Henry Cooper</a></b> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/James_E._Bailey" title="James E. 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Bailey</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #ccccff;">Political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/James_Noble_Tyner" title="James Noble Tyner">James Noble Tyner</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Postmaster_General" title="United States Postmaster General">United States Postmaster General</a> </b><br />1877–1880 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Horace_Maynard" title="Horace Maynard">Horace Maynard</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #DDCEF2;">Legal offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Connally_Findlay_Trigg_(judge)" title="Connally Findlay Trigg 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Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Smith_(surveyor)" title="Daniel Smith (surveyor)">Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Anderson_(Tennessee_politician)" title="Joseph Anderson (Tennessee politician)">J. Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_W._Campbell" title="George W. Campbell">Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Eaton_(politician)" title="John Eaton (politician)">Eaton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Felix_Grundy" title="Felix Grundy">Grundy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ephraim_H._Foster" title="Ephraim H. Foster">Foster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Felix_Grundy" title="Felix Grundy">Grundy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_O._P._Nicholson" title="Alfred O. P. Nicholson">Nicholson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ephraim_H._Foster" title="Ephraim H. Foster">Foster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hopkins_L._Turney" title="Hopkins L. Turney">Turney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_C._Jones" title="James C. Jones">Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Johnson" title="Andrew Johnson">Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_T._Patterson" title="David T. Patterson">Patterson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parson_Brownlow" title="Parson Brownlow">Brownlow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Johnson" title="Andrew Johnson">Johnson</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Key</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_E._Bailey" title="James E. Bailey">Bailey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howell_E._Jackson" title="Howell E. Jackson">H. Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_C._Whitthorne" title="Washington C. Whitthorne">Whitthorne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_B._Bate" title="William B. Bate">Bate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_B._Frazier" title="James B. 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