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<html> <head> <title>Chattanooga, TN</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css">  </style><script type="text/javascript" src="/sortable.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css" /> </head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap>This is a beta version of NNDB</td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </form></td> </tr> </table>        </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr> <map name=fool><area coords="102,0,240,14" href="/geo/455/000069248/bibliography/" alt="bibliography"></map><tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 0px 15px 15px 15px;"><img src="/red-profile-2.gif" align="right" height=15 width=240 border=0 usemap=#fool> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> Chattanooga, TN CITY Official Website: <a href="http://www.chattanooga.gov/">http://www.chattanooga.gov/</a> Chamber of Commerce: <a href="http://wwww.chattanoogachamber.com/" target=_blank>http://wwww.chattanoogachamber.com/</a>Visitors Bureau: <a href="http://www.chattanoogafun.com/" target=_blank>http://www.chattanoogafun.com/</a>Population: 155554 (2000 census)Founding Date: 1815County: <a href="/geo/369/000143937/">Hamilton County</a>, <a href="/geo/394/000143962/">Marion County</a>Founded 1815 as Ross' Landing, a trading post. NEWSPAPERS <table border=1 class="bordered"> <tr><th>Newspaper</th></tr> <tr><td><a href="/media/025/000049875/">The Chattanooga Times</a></td></tr></table> SCHOOLS <table border=1 class="bordered"> <tr><th>School</th><th>Founded</th></tr> <tr><td><a href="/edu/872/000111539/">McCallie School</a></td><td><center>1905</center></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/edu/685/000085430/">University of Tennessee at Chattanooga</a></td><td><center>1886</center></td></tr></table> AQUARIUM <table border=1 class="bordered"> <tr><th>Aquarium</th><th>Founded</th></tr> <tr><td><a href="/org/688/000202082/">Tennessee Aquarium</a></td><td><center>1992</center></td></tr></table> COMPANY HEADQUARTERS <table border=1 class="bordered"> <tr><th>Company</th><th>Founded</th></tr> <tr><td><a href="/company/770/000170260/">Unum</a></td><td><center>1999</center></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/company/523/000062337/">Unum Provident</a></td><td><center>1999</center></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/company/027/000125649/">Chattem</a></td><td><center>1879</center></td></tr></table> BIRTHS <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_births"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/959/000095674/">David Abshire</a></td> <td><center>Diplomat</center></td> <td align=right><tt>11-Apr-1926</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>31-Oct-2014</tt></td> <td>US Ambassador to NATO, 1983-87</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/983/000167482/">William M. Barker</a></td> <td><center>Judge</center></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Sep-1941</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Tennessee Chief Justice</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/291/000205673/">Jimmy Blanton</a></td> <td><center>Jazz Musician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Oct-1918</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>30-Jul-1942</tt></td> <td>Bassist, The Duke Ellington Orchestra</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/707/000061524/">William E. Brock</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>23-Nov-1930</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>US Secretary of Labor, 1985-87</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/547/000170037/">Daniel K. Frierson</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1942</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of The Dixie Group</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/704/000164212/">Dennis Haskins</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Nov-1950</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Principal Belding on Saved by the Bell</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/208/000114863/">Jeannette Marks</a></td> <td><center>Poet</center></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Aug-1875</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>1964</tt></td> <td>The Merry Merry Cuckoo</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/749/000253987/">Ralphie May</a></td> <td><center>Comic</center></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Feb-1972</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Obese comic</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/414/000131021/">Bill McKinney</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>12-Sep-1931</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Dec-2011</tt></td> <td>Deliverance</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/023/000049873/">Jon Meacham</a></td> <td><center>Journalist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-May-1969</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Managing Editor of Newsweek, 1998-2010</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/967/000108643/">Lori Petty</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>14-Oct-1963</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Tank Girl</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/227/000113885/">Ishmael Reed</a></td> <td><center>Novelist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Feb-1938</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>The Free-Lance Pallbearers</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/361/000079124/">Mercer Reynolds</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Jun-1945</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Chief fundraiser behind GWB presidential campaigns</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/856/000172340/">Gary W. Rollins</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1944</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of Rollins</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/217/000022151/">Bessie Smith</a></td> <td><center>Singer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>15-Apr-1894</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Sep-1937</tt></td> <td>Empress of the Blues</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/032/000278195/">Grady Sutton</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Apr-1906</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Sep-1995</tt></td> <td>The Bank Dick</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/154/000173632/">Roscoe Tanner</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>15-Oct-1951</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Winner, 1977 Australian Open</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/278/000174753/">William E. Timmons, Sr.</a></td> <td><center>Government</center></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Dec-1930</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Washington lobbyist</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/220/000095932/">Steve Watson</a></td> <td><center>Game Show Host</center></td> <td align=right><tt>11-Jun-1972</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Host of Monster House</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/257/000085002/">Reggie White</a></td> <td><center>Football</center></td> <td align=right><tt>19-Dec-1961</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Dec-2004</tt></td> <td>NFL's Minister of Defense</td> </tr> </table> DEATHS <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_deaths"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/846/000209219/">William L. Frierson</a></td> <td><center>Government</center></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Sep-1868</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>25-May-1953</tt></td> <td>US Solicitor General, 1920-21</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/130/000056959/">Adolph Ochs</a></td> <td><center>Publisher</center></td> <td align=right><tt>12-Mar-1858</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Apr-1935</tt></td> <td>New York Times Publisher, 1896-1936</td> </tr> </table> Do you know something we don't? <a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=69248" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a> Copyright ©2017 Soylent Communications </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"><div class="contentf"><center><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a> <a style="color: #0000ff" href="http://mapper.nndb.com/maps/042/000003033/"><img src="http://mapper.nndb.com/t/42/3033/s3033.jpg" width=128> 2 stock holding companies</a> Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</center></div> <div class="contentf"><center>BibliographiesNNDB has added thousands of bibliographies for people, organizations, schools, and general topics, listing more than 50,000 books and 120,000 other kinds of references. 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