Judge John Jordan Gore 2D 49
N 36° 21.344 W 085° 36.102
16S E 625460 N 4024312
A Tennessee Historical Commission sign near a beautiful old house on Roaring River Rd near Gainesboro TN.
Waymark Code: WMB0PZ
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 03/20/2011
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Mounce Lauderdale Gore, father of Judge Gore, was born on this property in 1840. He fought with the 8th Tennessee Regiment (CSA) in the Civil War, rising to the rank of colonel. John Jordan was born to Mounce and Mary Cassetty Gore in Gainesboro in 1874. After 1894 he practiced law in Gainesboro and worked on this farm. Upon being appointed U.S. district court judge in 1923 he moved to Nashville. Gore sat on the three-judge panel in 1938 that decided the constitutionality of TVA. He died in 1939 and is buried in the family cemetery on this farm.
Marker Name: Judge John Jordan Gore
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number: 2D 49
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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