Background
IV, Moreau Pinckney Estes, was born on October 10, 1917 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Moreau Pinckney III and Lillian (Cole) E.
IV, Moreau Pinckney Estes, was born on October 10, 1917 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Moreau Pinckney III and Lillian (Cole) E.
Student, Vanderbilt University, 1936. Bachelor of Laws, Cumberland University, 1938.
Sole practice law, Nashville, 1938-1941; building contractor, Nashville, 1940-1943, 46-53; director, Davidson County Farm Bureau, Nashville, 1950-1956; vice president, Davidson Farmers Cooperative, 1955-1956; general manager, Harpeth Valley (Tennessee) Utilities District, 1963-1967; founder, president, Hillsboro-Harpeth Corporation, since 1964; founder, secretary-treasurer, Alpha Publishing Company, Brentwood, Tennessee, since 1986; also board directors, Alpha Publishing Company, Brentwood, Tennessee founder, owner, Realty Investment Company, Nashville, since 1964.
Member residents advisory board Tennessee Selective Superior vena cava syndrome System, 1941. Attorney property division State of Tennessee, 1963-1967, property administrator, 1964-1967. Assistant commissioner Tennessee Department Conservation, 1975.
Democratic primary candidate United States House of Representatives, 1950. Delegate State Democratic Convention, 1951. Secretary Williamson County Democratic Primary Commission, 1967-1969.
Assistant director communications Tennessee Democratic Gubernatorial Campaign, 1974. Williamson County coordinator Tennessee Democratic Primary Gubernatorial candidate, 1978. Middle Tennessee coordinator Democratic Primary andGen.
Election Gubernatorial candidate, 1982. Board stewards, Sunday school teacher Hobson Methodist Church, 1940-1942, 46-50. Founder, Chairman of the Board, 1st president Rivermont Watershed District, Davidson County, Tennessee, 1990-1994.
Appointed colonel, aide de camp Staff of Tennessee Governor Frank Clement, 1963-1967, Gov.Ray Blanton, 1975-1979, Governor Lamar Alexandar, 1979-1987. Served to First lieutenant Signal Corps United States Army, 1942-1946, with Reserve, 1946-1951. Member Nashville Home Builders Association (president 1950), Tennessee Horsemen's Association (director) 1964), Tennessee History Society, Tennessee Bar Association, Nashville Bar Association, Biblical Archaeology Society, National Audubon Society, Smithsonian Associations, Vanderbilt University Alumni Association, National Geographic Society, Sons of the American Revolution, International Bible Association, Nature Conservancy, Sierra Club, American Legion, Wildwood Swimmingand Tennis Club (founder, 1st chairman), Delta Kappa Epsilon.
Married Bertha Lewis, January 14, 1941. Children: Moreau Pinckney V, Robert Lewis, Victoria Susanne.