Abram Maury Sr. Explained

Abram Maury Sr (–1825) was a state legislator in Tennessee. Maury County, Tennessee is named for him.^[1]

He served as a member of the Tennessee Senate representing Williamson County, Tennessee. Major Abram Poindexter Maury of Williamson County who became a congressman was his son and he was an uncle of Commodore Matthew Fontaine Maury.^{[2] [1]}

Notes and References

1. Hargett, Tre (Secretary of State). Tennessee Blue Book, 2019-2020. Nashville, Tennessee Secretary of State, 2020. p. 722.
2. Marise P. Lightfoot, "Maury County," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved: 11 March 2013.