Alfred T. MacFarland

Alfred Towson MacFarland (born April 23, 1917 in Lebanon , Tennessee ; died June 7, 2006 in Castalian Springs , Tennessee) was an American attorney, lawyer, and government official. From 1972 to 1977 he was a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission .

Life

Alfred T. MacFarland was born the sixth son of the couple Lon P. MacFarland and Elisabeth Crowe MacFarland. He attended public schools in Leeville , Nashville (Knox School) and Mount Juliet . In 1935 he finished his education at Lebanon High School. He then studied at Vanderbilt University and the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa . He completed this on August 17, 1940 with a Bachelor of Arts . His subsequent studies at Cumberland University Law School , he completed on June 9, 1941 with a Bachelor of Laws . He replaced this degree with the Juris Doctor from April 7, 1969 at Samford University in Birmingham .

After graduation, he was enrolled in the US Marine Corps Reserve from June 23, 1941 to October 11, 1941, and was honored. From October 8, 1948 to December 1, 1957 he was listed as First Lieutenant in the US Marine Corps.

From March 1942 to 1948 he worked in the law office of the Dean of Law at Cumberland University Sam B. Gilreath. He was then a member of another law firm before opening his own practice in 1958.

From 1945 to 1947 he represented Wilson County in the House of Representatives from Tennessee as an MP . He then taught law at Cumberland University from 1947 to 1948. From 1951 to 1953 he was State Senator for Wilson and Smith Counties . For the Tennessee Public Service Commission was from 1951 to 1955 senior legal advisor.

From 1959 to 1961 he was a member of the Cabinet of Governor Buford Ellington and responsible for the revenue (Commissioner of Revenue). He also served as chairman of the State Board of Equalization and a member of the Oil & Gas and Legal Claims boards.

On March 23, 1972, he was nominated by US President Richard Nixon as the Democratic successor to Democrat John W. Bush in the Interstate Commerce Commission. Since MacFarland had supported the Republican Bill Brock against the Democratic incumbent Albert Gore senior in the 1970 election campaign for the seat in the US Senate and the presidential campaign of Nixon, he was considered a Republican by many Democratic MPs. After a controversy in the US Senate, the appeal was rejected by 9 to 9 votes in mid-October. Finally, on November 1, 1972, the interim appointment (Recess appointment) was made by President Nixon. However, his predecessor John Bush (whose wife worked for the Democratic National Committee ) stated that he was still in office and that the interim appointment was inadmissible. Immediately after MacFarland's nomination, Bush's office was evicted. On February 7, 1973, MacFarland was nominated again by the President, this time as an independent candidate. On April 3, 1973, he was finally confirmed by the Senate for a term ending December 31, 1978. He took office on April 19, 1973. He resigned on November 10, 1977, and was succeeded by Marcus Alexis .

From then on he worked as a lawyer in Lebanon again and ran the family farm in Castalian Springs.

He had been married since October 5, 1952. The couple had three children.

Web links

• Hearings, reports and prints of the Senate Committee on Commerce. ( hathitrust.org [accessed May 29, 2019]).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 23 Mar 1972, 8 - The Daily News-Journal at Newspapers.com. Accessed May 17, 2019 . 
2. ^ 2 Nov 1972, 3 - The Jackson Sun at Newspapers.com. Retrieved May 20, 2019 . 
3. ↑ 5 Nov 1972, 18 - The Tampa Tribune at Newspapers.com. Retrieved May 20, 2019 . 
4. ^ A second act at STB for Dan Elliott? January 14, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2019 (American English). 
5. ↑ Feb. 8, 1973, Page 6 - The Tennessean at Newspapers.com. Retrieved May 21, 2019 .