US Congressman. Marr was born at the family plantation near Marrs Hill in Henry County, Virginia. Although details of his childhood are obscure, it has been established that he attended rural schools and later studied at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He then moved to Clarksville, Tennessee, where he served as an attorney general for the west Tennessee region from 1807 to 1809. From 1809 to 1813, he went on to serve as an attorney general for Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District. Under General Andrew Jackson, Marr served in the Creek War and suffered from battle wounds. Following the war, he was elected to represent Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District in the House of Representatives of the 15th United States Congress. In 1818, he ran unsuccessfully for renomination. In 1821, Marr, who was one of the largest landowners in west Tennessee, left Clarksville and relocated to what would become Obion County, Tennessee. In 1834, he became a member of the Tennessee State Constitutional convention where he became a member of the newly-formed political party known as the Whig Party. In 1845, he was elected one last time to political office. He served as a Representative to the Tennessee General Assembly for the Obion County area. Eventually, he retired to his home on Island Number 10 of the Mississippi River (which has since been eroded away) until his death there at age seventy-seven. He was brought to Troy, Tennessee, to be buried in the Troy Cemetery amongst his wife, a granddaughter, and many other earlier settlers of the area.
US Congressman. Marr was born at the family plantation near Marrs Hill in Henry County, Virginia. Although details of his childhood are obscure, it has been established that he attended rural schools and later studied at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He then moved to Clarksville, Tennessee, where he served as an attorney general for the west Tennessee region from 1807 to 1809. From 1809 to 1813, he went on to serve as an attorney general for Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District. Under General Andrew Jackson, Marr served in the Creek War and suffered from battle wounds. Following the war, he was elected to represent Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District in the House of Representatives of the 15th United States Congress. In 1818, he ran unsuccessfully for renomination. In 1821, Marr, who was one of the largest landowners in west Tennessee, left Clarksville and relocated to what would become Obion County, Tennessee. In 1834, he became a member of the Tennessee State Constitutional convention where he became a member of the newly-formed political party known as the Whig Party. In 1845, he was elected one last time to political office. He served as a Representative to the Tennessee General Assembly for the Obion County area. Eventually, he retired to his home on Island Number 10 of the Mississippi River (which has since been eroded away) until his death there at age seventy-seven. He was brought to Troy, Tennessee, to be buried in the Troy Cemetery amongst his wife, a granddaughter, and many other earlier settlers of the area.
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