Robert L. Caruthers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert L. Caruthers

American politician

Date of Birth: 31-Jul-1800

Place of Birth: Carthage, Tennessee, United States

Date of Death: 02-Oct-1882

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Robert Looney Caruthers (July 31, 1800 – October 2, 1882) was an American judge, politician, and professor.
He helped establish Cumberland University in 1842, serving as the first president of its board of trustees, and was a cofounder of the Cumberland School of Law, one of the oldest law schools in the South.
He served as a Tennessee state attorney general in the late 1820s and early 1830s, and was a justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court in the 1850s and early 1860s.
He also served one term in the United States House of Representatives (1841–1843).
In 1863, he was elected Governor of Tennessee by the state's Confederates, but never took office.