Preceded by Abraham McClellan Name William Senter Children Dewitt Clinton Senter Religion Methodist | Spouse(s) Nancy White Senter Party Whig Party Political party Whig Role Politician | |
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Born May 12, 1801
Bean Station, Tennessee ( 1801-05-12 ) Profession Methodist Minister farmer
politician Died August 23, 1848, Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States | ||
Succeeded by William Michael Cocke | ||
William Tandy Senter (May 12, 1801 – August 23, 1848) was an American politician that represented Tennessee's second district in the United States House of Representatives.
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Biography
Senter was born at Bean Station, Tennessee on May 12, 1801. He attended the common schools, and engaged in agricultural pursuits as well as holding several local offices. He married Nancy White.
Career
A minister in the Holston Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Senter was also a member of the State constitutional convention, which met at Nashville from May 19 to August 30, 1834.
Senter was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth Congress, and served from March 4, 1843 to March 3, 1845.
After his service, Senter resumed agricultural and ministerial work at Panther Springs, Hamblen County, Tennessee.
Death
Senter died at Panther Springs on August 23, 1848. He is interred at Senter Memorial Church Cemetery.