History of Athens, and Incidentally Limestone County, Alabama, 1825-1876 by John Thomas Tanner

History of Athens, and Incidentally Limestone County, Alabama, 1825-1876 by John Thomas Tanner

John Thomas Tanner

1820-1899

John Thomas Tanner was born in Madison County, Alabama. He attended school in Athens, Ala., before working as a clerk in his father's store in Athens at thirteen years old. Tanner went on to hold a variety of jobs, including working in the cotton business in New Orleans and Shreveport, banking in Athens, working for the railroad, serving as U.S. revenue collector, and working as an immigration agent. Additionally, Tanner was involved in politics and served as the mayor of Athens for five consecutive terms. He helped organize the Alabama State Temperance Alliance in 1881 and served as its chairman and secretary. Tanner was nominated as the 1886 Prohibition candidate for governor, and he was nominated for vice president in 1888. He passed away in 1899.

Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://alabamaauthors.org

1978

History of Athens, and Incidentally Limestone County, Alabama, 1825-1876. University, AL; Confederate Pub Co, 1978.

AL Book Collection

Tanner, John Thomas, “History of Athens, and Incidentally Limestone County, Alabama, 1825-1876 by John Thomas Tanner,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed November 8, 2026, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/24555.