John Ambrose Tyson

Background

Tyson, John Ambrose was born on December 12, 1873 in Denmark, Tennessee, United States. Son of John A. and Elizabeth (Ewing) Tyson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Union University, Jackson, Tennessee. Bachelor of Laws, Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee, 1898.

Career

Nell. Practiced law, Jackson, Tennessee, 1898-1904, Greenwood, Mississippi, 1904-1935 (with exception of 3 1/2 years). Commissioned major, Judge Advocate General’s Department, Washington, District of Columbia, 1918. Lieutenant colonel, 1919, honorary discharge, 1919.

Served as chief counsel, Board Contract Adjustment, War Department, 1919-1921.

Achievements

• John Ambrose Tyson has been listed as a reputable judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Tennessee Legislature, 1903-1905. Member Mississippi Legislature, 1908-1910. Member United States Board of Tax Appeals December 1935-October 1942.

Member National Press.

Connections

Married Annabel Broadley, December 29, 1908.

Father:

John A. Tyson

Mother:

Elizabeth (Ewing) Tyson

Spouse:

Annabel Broadley