This collection contains correspondence between Harry M. Daugherty and James A. Fowler in 1932, a typed excerpt from one of the letters, and a brief history of Fowler’s relationship to Edward T. Sanford.
Click here for the Guide to the papers of James Alexander Fowler, circa 1932, mpa.304 / ms.0274.
James Alexander Fowler was born in Knox County, Tennessee, on February 22, 1863. After graduating from East Tennessee Wesleyan University, he gained experience as an instructor and a principal before being admitted to the Bar of Tennessee in 1886. Fowler was on the Republican electoral ticket as well as being a delegate to the general conference in 1896 and was the Republican nominee for Governor of Tennessee in 1898.
A business partnership between James A. Fowler and Edward T. Sanford led to the formation of Lucky, Sanford & Fowler legal practice in Knoxville. From 1908 to 1926, Fowler served in various federal positions assisting the United States Attorney General, although he also maintained a private practice in Knoxville from 1914 to 1920. From 1927 through 1929, Fowler was mayor of Knoxville and ran on the Republican ticket for United States Senator in 1928. Fowler served as a Trustee of the University of Tennessee until 1953 and died in 1955.
The James A. Fowler Papers consists of two folders containing a collection of correspondence from 1932 between himself and Harry M. Daugherty. A third folder holds a statement by Fowler.