American politician and governor of Tennessee (1876 – 1927)
This article is about the politician. For his namesake university in Clarksville, Tennessee, see Austin Peay State University.
Austin Peay
35th Governor of Tennessee
In office January 16, 1923 – October 2, 1927
Preceded by
Alfred A. Taylor
Succeeded by
Henry H. Horton
Personal details
Born
(1876-06-01)June 1, 1876 Christian County, Kentucky, U.S.
Died
October 2, 1927(1927-10-02) (aged 51) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Resting place
Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Tennessee
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Sallie Hurst (m. 1895)[1]
Alma mater
Centre College
Profession
Attorney
Austin Peay (/piː/; June 1, 1876 – October 2, 1927) was an American politician who served as the 35th 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.[1] Prior to his election as governor, he served two terms in the Tennessee House of Representatives (1901–1905).
As governor, Peay consolidated government agencies, overhauled the tax code, improved higher education, expanded the state highway system, and converted a $3 million state debt into a budget surplus.[2] He created Tennessee's first state park and assured 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.[1]
In 1925, Peay signed the Butler Act into law. The law barred the teaching of the theory of evolution in public schools and led to the Scopes Trial.[2]
^ abcPhillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 303–309.
^ abDan Pierce, "Austin Peay," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009. Retrieved: 7 December 2012.
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