Background
Weaver, Peggy was born on June 7, 1925 in Jackson, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Franklin Allen and Mary Alice (Caradine) McKinnie.
Weaver, Peggy was born on June 7, 1925 in Jackson, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Franklin Allen and Mary Alice (Caradine) McKinnie.
Student, University Colorado, 1943-1945; student, American Academy Dramatic Arts, 1945-1946; student, S. Meisner's Professional Classes, 1949; student, University of Oxford, 1990, 91.
Actress, 1946-1952; member of staff, Museum Modern Art, New York City, 1949-1950; woman's editor, radio station WTJS-AM-FM, Jackson, Tennessee, 1952-1955; editor, radio/television, Jackson Sun Newspaper, 1952-1955; columnist, Bolivar (Tennessee) Bulletin-Times, since 1986; chairman, House of Representatives of Old Line District, Hardeman County, Tennessee, 1985-1991, 94-97.
President Hardeman County chapter Association Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities, 1991—1995. Charter member advisory board Tennessee Arts Commission, Nashville, 1967—1974, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Nashville, since 1972. Chairman trustees branch Tennessee Library.
Association, 1973—1974. Henry County regional chairman Opera Memphis, 1979—1991. Member national council Metropolitan Opera, New York City, 1980—1992, Tennessee Bicentennial Committee, Hardeman County, 1993—1996.
Board secretary Memphis Brooks Museum League, 1997—1998. Docent Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis. Founder Paris-Henry County (Tennessee) Arts Council, 1965.
Member Daughters of the American Revolution, National Society Colonial Dames American (chairman Memphis Town committee 2002-2004), Oxford Alumni Association New York, English Speaking Union (London chapter), Jamestown Society, Crescent Club, Dilettantes.
Children: Elizabeth Lynn, Thomas Jackson III, Franklin A. McKinnie.