| County |
Established |
Named
in honor of |
| Hamblen |
1870 |
Hezekiah Hamblen of
Hawkins County, Born in Prince
Edwards County, Virginia, he
served as surveyor and magistrate
of the area from his arrival in
1788 until his death in 1855. |
| Hamilton |
1819 |
Alexander
Hamilton,
who served with distinction in
the Revolutionary War; a member
of the 1787 Constitutional
Convention; secretary of the
treasury under President
Washington, 1789-95. |
| Hancock |
1844 |
 John
Hancock,
member of the Continental
Congress from Massachusetts,
1775-80. He presided over that
body for the adoption of the
Declaration of Independence and
was its first signer. He was
governor of Massachusetts 1780-85
and from 1787 until his death in
1793. |
| Hardeman |
1823 |
Thomas Jones Hardeman,
captain during the War of 1812;
colonel of Tennessee Militia in
the fighting before New Orleans;
quartermaster of Jackson's
Natchez Expedition in 1812; one
of the commissioners who
established Bolivar in 1825. He
moved to Texas in 1830 where he
was prominent in the fight for
Texas independence and later
became a member of the Congress
of Texas. |
| Hardin |
1819 |
Colonel Joseph Hardin,
veteran of the Revolutionary War,
speaker of the state of Franklin
Assembly, justice of Greene
County, member of the first
Territorial Assembly and speaker
of the House of Representatives
for the second. His son James,
and a party of 26 immigrants from
Greene County were the first
settlers in the area, 1816. |
| Hawkins |
1786 |
Benjamin Hawkins, member
of Continental Congress from
North Carolina and U.S. senator
from North Carolina, 1789-95. He
signed the Deed of Cession,
conveying the Southwest Territory
(which is now the state of
Tennessee) to federal government. |
| Haywood |
1823 |
Judge John Haywood,
judge on the Supreme Court of
Errors and Appeals, 1816- 26;
known as "The Father of
Tennessee History." |
| Henderson |
1821 |
Colonel James Henderson,
commander of Tennessee troops in
the fighting preceding the Battle
of New Orleans. He was also a
staff officer to General Andrew
Jackson on the Natchez
Expedition, 1812-13. |
| Henry |
1821 |
 Patrick
Henry ,
Virginia patriot and statesman;
leader in the Revolutionary
movement. He was twice governor
of Virginia and a member of the
convention which ratified the
Constitution in 1788. He declined
presidential appointments to
positions such as senator in
1794, secretary of state in 1795,
chief justice of the United
States, and minister to France. |
| Hickman |
1807 |
Edwin Hickman, long
hunter and gallant explorer who
was killed by Indians near the
present site of Centerville in
1791. |
| Houston |
1871 |
Sam
Houston,
member of Congress from
Tennessee, 1823-27; governor,
1827-29. After moving to Texas,
he became the leader in the
struggle for Texas independence
and commanded the victorious army
at the Battle of San Jacinta. He
was the first president of the
Republic of Texas, later U.S.
senator from Texas and governor
of Texas. He is remembered for
his great friendship with the
Cherokee and for representing
their interests before Congress. |
| Humphreys |
1809 |
Parry W. Humphreys,
judge of Superior Court of Law
and Equity, 1807-09; circuit
judge, 5th District, Law and
Equity, 1809-1812 and 1818-36;
member of Congress, 1813-15. |
| Jackson |
1801 |
Andrew Jackson, member of the first
state Constitutional Convention;
representative in Congress;
senator; major general in the
army during which time he was
victorious in the Creek Wars, in
two conquests of Florida, and in
the Battle of New Orleans in
1815. He was seventh president of
the United States. |
| Jefferson |
1792 |
 Thomas
Jefferson, secretary of state and
member of the Continental
Congress; principal author of the
Declaration of Independence;
governor of Virginia;
vice-president and third
president of the United States. |
| Johnson |
1836 |
Thomas Johnson of Carter
County, an early settler on the
Doe River and a prominent citizen
of the area. |
| Knox |
1792 |
Major General Henry
Knox, Washington's chief of
artillery in the Revolutionary
War, secretary of war in
Washington's Cabinet, one of the
founders and first secretary of
the Society of the Cincinnati. |
