Photos • Biography • Facebook • Twitter

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the cartoonist, see James Akin.
James Hatton Akin
BornAugust 12, 1832
Maury County, Tennessee, U.S.
Died1911
Occupation(s)Farmer, politician
Political party Democratic
Spouses
  • Marinda Cecil
  • Sophia Burnett Kernan
  • Lena Oden
Children6
Parent(s)Samuel W. Akin
Millie Biffle

Major James H. Akin (1832–1911) was an American Confederate veteran, farmer and politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1899, representing Williamson County, Tennessee.

Early life

James H. Akin was born on August 12, 1832, in Maury County, Tennessee. [1] His father was Samuel W. Akin while his mother was Millie Biffle. [1] He had eight siblings, and he grew up on a farm. [1]

His paternal great-grandfather, William Akin was born in Scotland and immigrated to South Carolina. [1] His paternal grandfather, Reverend John Akin, who was a Methodist minister, served in the American Revolutionary War of 1775–1783 and settled in Maury County in 1808; he emancipated his slaves upon his death in 1821. [1] His maternal grandfather, Jacob Biffle, also served in the American Revolutionary War. [1]

Career

Akin became a farmer and stock raiser in Maury County in 1847. [1] During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, he joined the Confederate States Army and served as the captain of Company E of the 9th Battalion Tennessee Cavalry. [1] He was stationed at Fort Donelson. [1] In 1862, he was promoted to the rank of major. [1] After the war, he returned to farming in Maury County until 1881. [1] From 1882 onward, he became a farmer in Williamson County, where he owned a 420-acre farm. [1]

Akin was a member of the Democratic Party. [1] He served as the tax collector of Maury County from 1870 to 1872. [1] He then served as justice of the peace in Williamson County from 1882 to 1890. [1] He served as a floterial representative for Maury and Williamson counties in 1890 and 1891, as well as Maury, Williamson, Giles and Lewis counties in the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1895. [1] He served as a proper member of the state house from 1899 to 1901, representing Williamson County. [1]

Personal life and death

Akin was married three times. He married his first wife, Marinda Cecil, in 1859; they had three children, but only one daughter, Bettie Jones, survived to adulthood; she died in 1867. [1] He married his second wife, Sophia Burnett Kernan, 1881; they had a son, Andrew Kernan, and two daughters, Ethel Johnson and Jimmie Hatton; she died in 1893. [1] He married his third wife, Lena Oden, in 1900. [1] He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and a Freemason. [1]

Akin died in 1911. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Allison, John (1905). Notable Men of Tennessee: Personal and Genealogical, with portraits. Atlanta, Georgia: Southern historical Association. pp. 148–150. OCLC  2561350 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "Ashby's Calvary Meet". Daily Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. May 18, 1911. p. 3. Retrieved September 28, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. The death of Maj. James H. Akin was announced and the president of the organization was directed to send a letter of sympathy to his widow and daughter.


Stub icon

This Tennessee politician-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=James_H._Akin&oldid=1178964878"