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October 2, 1927 (51 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Gemini
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Austin Peay
Austin Peay was an American politician who served as Governor of Tennessee from 1923 to 1927. He was the state's first governor since the Civil War to win three consecutive terms, and the first to die in office. Prior to his election as governor, he served two terms in the Tennessee House of Representatives. Widely considered one of Tennessee's most effective governors, Peay enacted numerous government reforms. He consolidated government agencies, overhauled the tax code, improved state schools, drastically expanded the state highway system, and converted the massive state debt into a budget surplus. He also created Tennessee's first state park, and lent state support for the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. During his tenure, the balance of power in state politics shifted from the state legislature to the governor. In 1925, Peay signed into law the Butler Act, which barred the teaching of the Theory of Evolution in public schools.
BornJune 1, 1876, Christian County, Kentucky
DiedOctober 2, 1927, Nashville, Tennessee
Resting placeGreenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Tennessee
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Sallie Hurst (m. 1895)
Alma materCentre College
ProfessionAttorney
Preceded byAlfred A. Taylor
Succeeded byHenry H. Horton

About Austin Peay

Politician Austin Peay was born in Kentucky, United States on June 1, 1876. He dies at the age of 51, on October 2, 1927.

From 1923 to 1927, he was the Governor of Tennessee in the United States. He was the first post-Civil War governor of Tennessee to win three terms in a row and the first to die in office.

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Austin Peay before becoming famous

Austin Peay was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1876 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rat (鼠).

He attended Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, and Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, where he earned his bachelor's degree.

Achievement of Austin Peay

The Butler Act, which he signed into law, made it illegal to teach the Theory of Evolution in public schools. The Scopes Trial was held in 1925 as a result of this suit.

Austin Peay's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

In Clarksville, Tennessee, he married Sallie Hurst in 1895.

Austin Peay Collabed with

Both he and Politician Bill Haslam were governors of Tennessee.

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Austin Peay Income & Net worth

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