Tennessee Chesmond Brister (May 28, 1896 – November 26, 1976) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the

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from 1940 to 1944, from 1948 to 1952 and from 1968 to 1972.

Life and career

Brister was born in

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, the son of Allen Cicero and Marry Brister. He served in the armed forces during

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, which after his discharge, he worked as a businessman in

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. Brister served in the

from 1940 to 1944 and again from 1948 to 1952. After his service in the House, in 1954, he ran as a Democratic candidate for mayor of Pineville, Louisiana. He received 442 votes, but lost in the Democratic primary election to candidate S. J. Sasser, who won with 854 votes, which after losing in the mayoral election, he served again in the House from 1968 to 1972.

Death

Brister died on November 26, 1976, at the Rapides General Hospital in

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, at the age of 80.

References

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