George Earl Maney
Born: August 24, 1826
Birth Place: Franklin, Tennessee
Father: Judge Thomas Maney 1794 – 1864
(Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee)
Mother: Annie R. 1800 – 1866
(Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee)
Wife: Elizabeth T. “Betty” Crutcher 1834 – 1910
Children:
Frances “Fannie” Maney 1855 –
Jane Maney 1856 –
Rebecca Maney Waters 1858 – 1948
(Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky)
Maria Cage Maney 1860 – 1896
Thomas Maney 1865 – 1944
Education:
1845: Graduated from University of Nashville
Occupation before War:
1846 – 1848: Served in the Mexican War rising to 1st Lt. U.S. Dragoons
1850 – 1861: Attorney in Franklin, Tennessee
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain in 11th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 11th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1861: Participated in the Battle of Cheat Mountain
1862: Participated in the Battle of Shiloh
1862 – 1865: Brigadier General in the Confederate Army Infantry
1863: Wounded in the arm during the Chattanooga Campaign
1864: Captured during the Atlanta Campaign
1865: Surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina
Occupation after War:
President of Tennessee, and Pacific Railroad Company
Active member of the Republican Political Party
Tennessee State Senator
1881 – 1882: United States Minister to Columbia
1882 – 1883: United States Counsel General to Bolivia
1884: Delegate to Republican Party National Convention
1888: Delegate to Republican Party National Convention
1890 – 1894: United States Minister to Paraguay
Died: February 9, 1901
Place of Death: Washington, D.C.
Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Age at time of Death: 74 years old
Burial Place: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee
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