Alfred Alexander Freeman
| Alfred Alexander Freeman | |
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| United States Assistant Attorney General for the Post Office Department | |
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In office 1877–1885 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Ara Spence |
| Succeeded by | Edwin E. Bryant |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives |
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In office 1865–1866 |
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| Preceded by | W.P. Bond |
| Succeeded by | J.A. Moore |
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In office 1871–1872 |
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| Preceded by | J.W. Clarke |
| Succeeded by | W.W. Rutledge |
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In office 1876–1877 |
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| Preceded by | Lewis Bond |
| Succeeded by | Oliver Alexander |
| Personal details | |
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February 7, 1838 Haywood County, Tennessee, United States |
| Died | March 27, 1926 (aged 88) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Resting place | Royal Oak Burial Park Victoria, British Columbia |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Attorney |
Alfred Alexander Freeman (February 7, 1838 – March 27, 1926) was an American politician, judge and diplomat, active during the latter half of the 19th century. He served several terms in the Tennessee House of Representatives in the years following the Civil War, and was the Republican nominee for Governor of Tennessee in 1872. He also served as United States Assistant Attorney General for the Post Office Department from 1877 to 1885, territorial judge of New Mexico from 1890 to 1895, and United States Consul to Prague in 1873. He established a lumber company in British Columbia in the early 1900s.
Freeman was born in Haywood County, Tennessee, the son of Green Freeman (1795–1875). He attended school only sporadically as a child, and left home at the age of 17. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1859. He supported the Union during the Civil War.
Freeman was elected to Haywood County's vacant seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives in July 1865. His term began in October of that year. He joined the legislature's Conservative faction, which generally supported the policies of President Andrew Johnson and opposed the Radical Republican agenda of Governor William G. Brownlow. In March 1866, Freeman was among the legislators who broke quorum in an attempt to prevent the passage of a controversial franchise bill that would have given Brownlow unprecedented power over state elections. His seat was declared vacant as a result.
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