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[Opinions] Re: Tennessee
by Cleveland Kent Evans (clevelandkentevans)
9/20/2006, 5:29 PM
in reply to a message by Emily
Of course it's actually a name. The names of all the US states have been given to children from time to time. The most famous person named Tennessee was probably Tennessee Claflin, younger sister of the even better known feminist Victoria Woodhull:http://www.carondelet.pvt.k12.ca.us/Rossmoor2/tennessee_claflin.htm
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- Kris Rose   +1
9/20/2006, 5:33 PM
Never heard of Tennessee Claflin...I would have to argue more people know Tennessee Williams~~Kris~~
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- Cleveland Kent Evans (clevelandkentevans)
9/20/2006, 6:07 PM
Yes, more people know of Tennessee Williams, but I also think most people know that was originally his nickname, not his given name. His birth certificate name was Thomas Lanier Williams. http://www.etsu.edu/haleyd/twbio.html

This message was edited 9/20/2006, 6:09 PM

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