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Judge. He was defeated for the nomination, Carolina. He is of English descent, though though making a strong race and lacking Irish blood is mingled in his veins. His only a few votes of the number required to mother dying when he was very young, he nominate. In 1889 he was a member of the became a member of the family of an uncle, State Senate, and was chosen as Speaker. Stephen K. Sneed, who shortly .afterward On the death of Judge Folkes, in 1890, he removed to West Tennessee. After reach was nominated for the vacancy on the first ing manhood, he began the study of law, ballot over a number of opponents, and at being admitted to practice in 1843, opening the August election he was elected Judge an office at Memphis. In 1845 he was a for a term of four

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member from Shelby years. On the ap County of the Lower pointment of ChiefHouse of the General Justice Lurton as Assembly. On the United States Circuit call for volunteers for Judge, Judge Lea was the Mexican War, he elected as his succes enlisted. He served sor as Chief-Justice, with credit throughout and is now serving in the war, and reached that capacity. therankofcaptain. In 1851 he was elected by Chief-Justice Lea the Legislature Attor does not attempt to ney-General for the make a display of his learning, or to gain Memphis Judicial District.resigningin 1854 reputation by the writ ing of long opinions. to become a candidate for Attorney-General He thinks the multi of the State. He was plication of reports in late years a great evil, elected and served with and he writes opinions acceptability for five in only the cases where years. After retiring they will be valuable from that office, he was as precedents. His the unsuccessful Whig opinions are usually candidate for Congress JOHN L. T. SNEED. short, but they go in his district. On straight to the point of the breaking out of the the case and lay it bare. The statement of war, Governor Harris appointed him Briga the holding of the court and the reasons dier-General in the Provisional Army of Ten leading to it is always lucid, and shows the nessee; but on the mustering of the troops strong common-sense he has. into the Confederate service, he was not He has been serving as presiding judge given a commission. He then enlisted as a only a few weeks; but these have sufficed to private, and served until 1863, when he was show that he is possessed of good adminis appointed by Governor Harris commissioner trative capacity, and is a worthy successor on the part of Tennessee to settle its affairs of the distinguished men who have gone with the Confederate States. This work before him. occupied him until the end of the war. He John Louis Taylor Sneed was born in resumed the practice of law at Memphis. Raleigh, N. C., in 1820. He was named for When he became a candidate for Supreme his grandfather, then Chief-Justice of North Judge in 1870, his handsome appearance and 30