Walter Preston Brownlow (March 27, 1851 – July 8, 1910) was an American politician who represented Tennessee's 1st district in the U.S.
House of Representatives from 1897 until his death in 1910.
He is remembered for obtaining large federal appropriations for his district, as well as for his intraparty political battles with Chattanoogans Henry Clay Evans and Newell Sanders over control of the state Republican Party.
Along with his congressional tenure, Brownlow served as Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives from 1881 to 1883, and published the Jonesboro Herald and Tribune from 1876 to 1910.Brownlow was a nephew of Tennessee's radical post-Civil War governor, William "Parson" Brownlow.
Author: Unknown photographer. Originally uploaded to the English Wikipedia by User:HenryJohnson 17:11, 15 October 2006 Source: 1908 Campaign Brochure for Walter P. Brownlow License: PD US