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KINNEY, BELLE (1890-1959)

Belle Kinney was the sculptor for the monument to the Women of the Confederacy on the southwest corner of Legislative Plaza, and she and her husband, sculptor Leopold Scholz, collaborated on the Victory Statue in the War Memorial Building court. Born in Nashville, Kinney won first place in a youth competition at the 1897 Tennessee Centennial Exposition for a bust she had sculpted of her father when she was only seven years old. At age 15, she received a scholarship to study sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago. Her first commission at the age of seventeen was for the statue of Jere Baxter, organizer of the Tennessee Central Railroad. The bronze statue now stands on Gallatin Road in front of Jere Baxter School. The monument to the Women of the Confederacy was one of ten such monuments proposed for erection throughout the South. Kinney won a competition for this commission, the first ever given for the erection of a monument to a group of women. Kinney also sculpted statues of Andrew Jackson and Tennessee's first governor, John Sevier, which stand in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., and she and her husband created the figures of the east and west pediments of The Parthenon.

LAFAYETTE, THE MARQUIS DE (1757-1834)
The Marquis de Lafayette was a French soldier and statesman who aided our country in its fight for independence. He was also a prominent leader in the early stages of the French Revolution. Lafayette's liberal ideas cost him his fortune and his social position, but his bold actions in support of his beliefs won him the respect of Americans and French alike. During the Revolutionary War, Lafayette served without pay, joining the staff of General George Washington. After the war, he made two trips to the U.S. in 1784 and 1824. During the second visit, he came to Nashville in 1825 where he was met by a crowd of thousands, including Revolutionary War veterans from all over the state. A dinner and ball were held in his honor and he went to The Hermitage to spend a day with Andrew Jackson.
MCKISSACK, MOSES (1879-1952)
Moses McKissack was an outstanding architect, responsible for the design of the Morris Memorial Building (1924), Pearl High School (1936), and several buildings on Tennessee State University's campus. Born in Pulaski, Tennessee, McKissack began his career in that city working for an architect and serving as a construction superintendent, building houses in Pulaski, Mount Pleasant, and Columbia. He came to Nashville in 1905 to construct a home for the dean of the school of architecture and engineering at Vanderbilt University. His first major commission was the Carnegie Library on the Fisk University Campus, one of the first major structures in the United States designed by an African American architect. In 1909, he began to advertise as an architect in the City Directory, and in 1922 his brother Calvin joined him to form the architectural firm McKissack and McKissack. Still operating today, McKissack and McKissack is one of the oldest firms owned and staffed by African American architects in the U.S.
MILES, RICHARD PIUS (1791-1860)
Richard Pius Miles was the first Catholic bishop of Nashville and is largely responsible for the establishment of the diocese of Tennessee and the building of St. Mary's Church. Raised and educated in Kentucky, Miles was consecrated bishop in 1838 in Bardstown, then the capital of a diocese covering six states. When Miles came to Nashville, the Catholic congregation met at Holy Rosary Cathedral on Capitol Hill. In 1844, the congregation under his leadership bought the lot at the corner of Fifth Avenue, North, and Charlotte. St. Mary's was completed in 1847, the first permanent Roman Catholic church in Tennessee. Six feet tall and big-boned, Miles was described as magnetic, musical, and as having a beautiful voice. At his death, he was buried beneath the church in a large brick vault. In 1972, in celebration of the 125th anniversary of the church, the Bishop's cast iron casket was removed to a small chapel in the northwest corner of the church.
NAPIER, JAMES C (1845-1940)
James C. Napier was a prominent lawyer, a co-founder of Citizens Bank, and Register of the United States Treasury under President William Howard Taft. A native Nashvillian, Napier was born to free parents before the Civil War. His father was a hack driver. When he was still a young boy, the family moved to Ohio so that their children could receive a better education. Napier received a law degree from Howard University and returned to Nashville in 1872. One of the outstanding post-Civil War leaders of Nashville's African American community, Napier served on the Nashville city council three times and was the first African American to preside over the council. While on the council, he encouraged the hiring of black teachers for black schools and helped in the establishment of Pearl and Meigs schools. In 1905, Napier, Boyd, and Taylor, co-founders of One-Cent Savings Bank, led a well-organized but unsuccessful boycott of Nashville's electric streetcars in response to the passage of a streetcar segregation law. From 1911 to 1913, he served as Register of the U.S. Treasury. Napier was a close personal friend of Booker T. Washington and served as president of the National Negro Business League which Washington had founded. The Napier Homes, a public housing development, was named in his honor.

NASH, GENERAL FRANCIS (1742-1777)
Francis Nash was the Revolutionary War general and hero for whom Nashville is named. Born and raised in Virginia, Nash spent most of his adult life in Hillsborough, North Carolina, where he was a popular and successful lawyer. He also served as a clerk in the Superior Court of Orange County under Richard Henderson, the man who first enticed James Robertson to move to the Cumberland Bluffs. When the American Revolution began, Nash was appointed a lieutenant in the North Carolina regiment of the Continental Army. He became a brigadier general in 1777 and was a favorite of General George Washington. In the spring of 1777, Nash was ordered to go north to help push the British back in New Jersey and later in Philadelphia. He was killed just outside the latter in Germantown, Pennsylvania. At his death, one of his friends described Nash as "one of the most enlightened, liberal, and magnanimous gentlemen that ever sacrificed his life for his country." Because of Nash's popularity and because of their friendship, Henderson suggested that the new settlement at the Cumberland River bluffs be named in Nash's honor.
, JAMES K. (1795-1849)
The second of Tennessee's three presidents, James K. Polk oversaw the annexation of Texas, California, Washington, and Oregon, as well as the war with Mexico. Efficient and capable, he accomplished in a single term in office all the goals he set for himself during his election campaign. Born in North Carolina, Polk moved with his family to Columbia, Tennessee, at age eleven. As a young man, he practiced law in Columbia before serving in the state legislature. He was elected to the U.S. Congress where he served for fourteen years, four of them as Speaker of the House. He also served one term as governor of Tennessee but was defeated for reelection. Andrew Jackson pushed Polk's surprise nomination for the presidency in the 1844 election, and Polk later became known as "Young Hickory." In 1849, at the end of his term in office, Polk returned to Nashville to live at Polk Place which stood where the Ben West Public Library is today. His tomb, which originally stood on the same lot, was moved to Capitol Hill after Mrs. Polk's death.
POLK, SARAH CHILDRESS (1803-1891)
The wife of James K. Polk, eleventh president of the United States, Sarah Childress Polk grew up in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and met her future husband when he attended school there. She was a well-educated woman and astute politician. Her husband is said to have sought her advice on legal matters and her assistance in writing his speeches. Mrs. Polk was a very religious person who forbade drinking and dancing in the White House during her husband's term. She survived her husband by forty years, living at Polk Place until her own death at age 88. During the Civil War, both Union and Confederate soldiers came to pay their respects to her, and it was to her house that the first telephone call in Nashville was made September 1, 1877.
TAYLOR, PRESTON (1849-1931)
Preston Taylor was a successful businessman and minister, a co-founder of Citizens Bank (1904), and the founder of Greenwood Cemetery (1888), Nashville's second oldest cemetery established for African Americans. Like R. H. Boyd, Taylor was born to slave parents. During the Civil War, he left his home in Shreveport, Louisiana, to serve as a drummer boy in the Union Army at the siege of Richmond. Taylor came to Nashville in 1884 and by the turn of the century had become one of Nashville's most influential black business and religious leaders. In addition to Greenwood Cemetery, Taylor developed Greenwood Park, the first recreation park for African Americans in Nashville, and founded the Taylor Funeral Company. He was also a minister for the Gay Street Colored Christian Church and was involved in the creation of Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial College, the forerunner of Tennessee State University. Taylor's wife Georgia Gordon Taylor was one of the original Jubilee singers. In 1951, a public housing development was named in Taylor's honor.
ROBERTSON, JAMES (1742-1814)
Known as the "Father of Tennessee," James Robertson was one of the founders of Nashville and largely responsible for its early success and development. Born in Virginia, Robertson was a farmer, explorer and surveyor, and agent to the Cherokee and Chickasaw tribes. He was one of the leaders of the Watauga settlements in what is now East Tennessee before he and John Donelson were engaged by Richard Henderson to lead the first group of settlers to this area in 1779. When Davidson County was established in 1783, Robertson became its representative to the North Carolina legislature. In that capacity, he pushed through legislation in 1784 to incorporate Nashville as a town, to provide 640 acres to each of the original inhabitants or their heirs, and then to establish Davidson Academy, the first school. His respect for and ability to work with Native American tribes was instrumental in the establishment of peace treaties; he died while working with the Chickasaw near Memphis. Robertson's wife, Charlotte Reeves, was the daughter of a Presbyterian minister. It was she who taught him how to read and write, and Charlotte Avenue is named for her.
RYMAN, CAPTAIN THOMAS GREEN (1841-1904)
A steamboat captain and owner of one of the largest steamboat lines in the South, Captain Tom Ryman is best known as the man responsible for the building of Ryman Auditorium and for whom that famous building is named. A native Nashvillian, Ryman bought his first steamboat in New Orleans at age twenty-four. The Civil War had just ended, railroads were in bad repair, and steamboats were the primary means of transporting goods over long distances. Ryman first went into the commercial fishing business and later formed a steamboat line with James A. Tyner. The business became known as Ryman Lines, which operated about thirty boats between Kentucky, Indiana, and Nashville. In May 1885, Ryman attended a revival meeting led by the Reverend Sam Jones. He was converted to Christianity and decided to sponsor the construction of a permanent building for religious meetings. He contributed some of the money himself and raised the rest from the community. When Ryman died in 1904, four thousand people attended the service led by Rev. Jones, and all four thousand rose to endorse Jones' suggestion that the building be named Ryman Auditorium in his memory.
SEVIER, JOHN (1745-1815)
John Sevier was an outstanding pioneer leader and the first governor of the state of Tennessee. Born and educated in Virginia, Sevier moved his family to the Watauga settlements in East Tennessee in the 1770s. Known for his sound judgment and commitment to public service, he was a charismatic and courageous figure. He and James Robertson are given credit for the success of the Watauga community. During the Revolutionary War, Sevier led a Tennessee contingent of 240 men to fight successfully at the Battle of King's Mountain, a pivotal battle in the Revolutionary War. After the war, he returned to Tennessee and resumed a leadership role in defending the Watauga settlement from attack by Cherokee Indians, then allied with the British. From 1785-1788, he served as governor of the independent State of Franklin. In 1796, he became the first governor of Tennessee, serving three terms. He was later elected to the United States House of Representatives, where he served from 1811-1815.
STRICKLAND, WILLIAM (1788-1854)
Perhaps the premier architect in the United States in the mid-nineteenth century, William Strickland was the architect for the State Capitol and Downtown Presbyterian Church, formerly First Presbyterian Church. Born in New Jersey, Strickland was the son of a carpenter. He moved with his family to Philadelphia and at age fourteen became an apprentice to Benjamin Latrobe, architect for the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D. C. Among the buildings Strickland designed in Philadelphia were the Second Bank of the United States and the U.S. Mint. He was one of the organizers and first presidents of the American Institute of Architects and was one of the first architects to use a central heating system and indoor plumbing in his buildings. Strickland came to Nashville in 1845 to design the capitol building. While here, he was commissioned to design Downtown Presbyterian Church and James K. Polk's tomb, but the Greek Revival state capitol building is considered his finest work. Strickland died before the capitol was completed and is buried, according to his wishes, in the building's northeast corner.
STRITCH, CARDINAL SAMUEL A. (1887-1958)
Samuel Alphonsus Stritch was the first American to be elected to the Roman Curia. Born in Nashville, Stritch attended Assumption School in the Germantown area of North Nashville, then St. Gregory's Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the North American College in Rome. He was ordained in Rome in 1909 and served as a priest in Nashville from 1921-1930. In 1940. he was appointed Archbishop of Chicago and in 1946, cardinal. He was called to Rome in 1958 to head Catholic missions as a member of the Roman Curia.
YORK, ALVIN C. (1887-1964)A World War I hero, Alvin York was awarded both the French "Croix de Guerre" and the Congressional Medal of Honor for service to his country during the war. Born in Pall Mall in East Tennessee, York grew up hunting wild turkeys in the mountains. He developed a reputation as a young man for his extraordinary marksmanship and religious zeal. When World War I began, York did not enlist because of his religious convictions. His pastor convinced him, however, that it was his duty to fight to defend the cause of freedom. On October 8, 1918, York single-handedly captured 122 Germans and shot 25 during a battle in France. His feat was described by Allied Commander in Chief Marshall Foch as the "greatest thing accomplished by any private soldier of all the armies of Europe." After the war, York, who had received very little formal education, raised money to fund the Alvin C. York Institute in Jamestown to educate local children. A statue in his honor stands on the southeastern slope of Capitol Hill.

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