13 Facts About Horace Maynard

Horace Maynard left his teaching position at East Tennessee College in the early 1840s to pursue a career in law, and quickly developed a reputation among his peers for his reasoning ability and biting sarcastic style.

When Horace Maynard entered Amherst, he puzzled his classmates by placing a "V" above his door, the meaning of which was revealed in 1838 when Horace Maynard was named valedictorian of his graduating class.

Horace Maynard initially taught in the university's preparatory department, but in 1841 he became a college-level teacher of mathematics and ancient languages.

When Horace Maynard first ran for Congress in 1852, he was ruthlessly attacked in local newspapers, and was defeated by William Churchwell.

Horace Maynard initially supported the Whig Party, and served as a presidential elector in 1852.

Nelson, and William G Brownlow, Maynard worked feverishly to keep Tennessee in the Union amidst the secession crisis of 1860 and 1861.

In 1864, Horace Maynard was appointed Tennessee's attorney general by Andrew Johnson, who had been installed as the state's military governor.

Horace Maynard attended the National Union Convention in 1866 and was elected to the 39th Congress as an Unconditional Unionist the same year following the readmission of Tennessee into the Union.

In 1868, while serving in Congress, Horace Maynard was appointed to the Tennessee Supreme Court by Governor Brownlow to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Samuel Milligan.

Horace Maynard's name was on the ballot to be nominated for Vice President in the 1872 National Union Republican Convention held in Philadelphia on June 5 and 6.

Horace Maynard was appointed Minister to Turkey and served from 1875 to 1880 in that post.

Horace Maynard was appointed United States Postmaster General in the Cabinet of President Rutherford B Hayes and served from June 2,1880 to March 5,1881.

Horace Maynard died suddenly from heart disease in Knoxville in 1882, and was buried in Knoxville's Old Gray Cemetery.