Welcome to Adam Huntsman.com
The most clever and witty politician
you've never heard of!
This site was created on February 11, 2008
Adam Huntsman (1786-1849) was a lawyer and
politician from Tennessee. He is best known for opposing and
defeating David Crockett for Congress in 1835, a loss that led to
the legendary frontiersman's departure for Texas and the Alamo. But
there was much more to Huntsman's political career. He served four
terms in the Tennessee state senate and one term as a representative
for the Twelfth Congressional District in Congress and was a member
of the Tennessee Constitutional Convention in 1834. He was
especially talented on the campaign trail, using his frontier wit
and satire to win over voters to the Democratic Party in West
Tennessee. A wooden leg added to his colorful
character. It's believed he lost the limb serving with the East
Tennessee Mounted Volunteers under Col. John Williams (his legal
mentor in Knoxville) during an expedition against the Seminoles in
East Florida in early 1813. During his speeches, he was known to
stomp his peg leg for added emphasis. This website is
still a work in progress, but more content will be added in the
coming weeks. Author Kevin
D. McCann is currently revising and expanded his work on Adam
Huntsman entitled The Peg-Legged Politician.
He anticipates to publish it in Fall 2008. Please check this site
for news about this title. If you would like to be updated on its
progress, please send an e-mail to: orders@adamhuntsman.com
Happy 222nd Birthday, Mr.
Huntsman!
Born in Charlotte County,
Virginia on February 11, 1786
A Visit to Old Salem Cemetery
February 11, 2008
It had been several years (twelve to be exact) since
I last visited Old Salem Cemetery, final resting place of Adam
Huntsman and his three wives near Jackson, Tennessee. Since then, The Sons of Confederate
Veterans have built a small pavilion that serves as a welcome
center, built a steel guard to keep vehicles from driving through
the cemetery, and erected several small markers and monuments to
commemorate a skirmish that took place in and around the cemetery.
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