Record #:

17201

Author(s):

Hicklin, J. B.

Abstract:

Rev. Humphrey Posey, a Baptist minister known as \"The Great Posey,\" and Rev. William Gannaway Brownlow, a Methodist minister known as \"Parson Brownlow,\" did much in establishing their respective religions in the state's mountain region. Both were circuit riding preachers. Brownlow was later Governor of Tennessee from 1865-1869.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 6 Issue 42, Mar 1939, p7

Subject(s):

Methodists; Posey, Humphrey, 1780-1846; Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877; Baptists