John Netherland
| John Netherland | |
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Portrait of Netherland by Samuel Shaver (1846)
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| Member of the Tennessee Senate from the 1st district |
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In office 1833–1835 |
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| Preceded by | Abraham McClellan |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Powell |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from Sullivan County |
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In office 1835–1836 |
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| Preceded by | George R. Powell |
| Succeeded by | Elkanah Dulaney |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from Hawkins County |
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In office 1851–1853 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel Powell |
| Succeeded by | James White |
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September 20, 1808 Powhatan County, Virginia, United States |
| Died | October 4, 1887 (aged 79) Rogersville, Tennessee |
| Resting place | McKinney Cemetery Rogersville, Tennessee |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Susan McKinney (m. 1839) |
| Profession | Attorney |
John Netherland (September 20, 1808 – October 4, 1887) was an American attorney and politician, active primarily in mid-19th century Tennessee. A leader of the state's Whigs, he served in both the Tennessee Senate and Tennessee House of Representatives, and was an unsuccessful candidate for governor on the Opposition ticket in 1859. During the Civil War, he supported the Union, and was a delegate to the 1861 East Tennessee Convention.
Netherland was born in Powhatan County, Virginia, one of eleven children of Richard and Margaret (Woods) Netherland. While John was still an infant, the family moved to Kingsport, Tennessee, where his parents established a stagecoach stop known as the Netherland Inn. Young John was educated at Tusculum Academy under famed frontier preacher Samuel Doak, and read law with Judge Samuel Powell. He was admitted to the bar in 1829, and briefly moved to Franklin, Tennessee, before returning to Kingsport upon the death of his father.
Netherland was elected to the 1st district's seat in the state senate in 1833, when he was just 25 years old. As a state senator, he opposed the Indian removal policies of Andrew Jackson and state Democrats. In 1834, a state constitutional convention rewrote Tennessee's 1796 constitution. The new constitution placed the minimum age for state senators at 30, so he was unable to seek a second term. He did, however, win election to Sullivan County's seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives.
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