Captain John Promfret Long
Item
- Title
- Captain John Promfret Long
- Date Created
- 1880 – 1889
- Description
- Sketch of Captain John Promfret Long created by Walter Edward Blythe. Long was born in Knoxville November 25, 1807. He moved to Chattanooga in 1836, where he opened a general store which he continued to run until 1860. He also served as Chattanooga's first postmaster from 1838 to 1844. In 1860, he was elected city recorder of Chattanooga, and filled the position three years, until the city was evacuated by the Confederates. Prior to the evacuation, in 1862, General McCown appointed him provost-marshal. After the Civil War, he worked in real estate and law until his death on January 30, 1889.
- Extent
- 1 photograph, 25 x 15 centimeters
- Collection
- Chattanooga Times collection, 1870-1991 (Acc. 295)
- Rights
- No Copyright
- Citation
- Chattanooga Times collection, 1870-1991 (Acc. 295). Chattanooga Public Library.
- Identifier
- ACC 295-01-436
- Type
- Still image
- Item sets
- Chattanooga Times collection, 1870-1991
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