Winchester, Tennessee
Winchester is a city located in Franklin County, Tennessee {{GR|6}}. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 7,329.
Famous Residents
For a relatively small town, Winchester has counted a large number of citizens who became eminent beyond its borders.
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Four governors of Tennessee were born in or lived there:
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- Albert Smith Marks
- Isham G. Harris
- Peter F. Turney
- Henry Horton
- Sir John Templeton, financier and philanthropist
- Sir Francis Joseph Campbell, pioneer in educating the blind
- Lady Ida Beasly Elliott, missionary in Burma
Three natives have been formally honored by the British Crown:
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Winchester was also the birthplace of Dinah Shore, singer and TV personality.
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In addition, President Andrew Jackson once owned considerable property in the town.
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