In Memory ofWilliam Charles Cole ClaiborneBorn in VirginiaMember of the Convention that framed the first Constitution of TennesseeJudge of the Supreme Court of that State at 21,And Representative in Congress at 23.Governor of Mississippi Territory, 1801.Governor of the Territory of Louisiana for eight years.First Governor of the State, 1812.United States Senator, 1817.Died November 23, 1817, at the age of 42.Cara patria, carior libertas; ubi est libertas, ibi mae patria.Plaque on tomb faceWar of 1812 Veteran General William CC Claiborne.Born 1775Died 1817
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