Harlan Mathews, U.S. senator and longtime state leader, dies at 87 Andrea Zelinski May 9, 2014 May 9, 2014 Updated Apr 19, 2021 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gift this article New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard Out of gifts for the month Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Share this article paywall-free Email Copy Link Harlan Mathews, the one-time U.S. Senator who spent much of his life behind the curtain of Tennessee state government, died today. He was 87.Doctors recently diagnosed Mathews with a brain tumor. He died at Alive Hospice. Funeral services have not yet been finalized.Â × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm|2E96HDV A@=:E:42= 9:DE@CJ DA2??65 ?62C=J 92=7 2 46?EFCJ[ H:?5:?8 E9C@F89@FE >F49 @7 E96 6I64FE:G6 3C2?49 @7 DE2E6 8@G6C?>6?E 367@C6 6G6?EF2==J =625:?8 9:> E@ C6A=246 p= v@C6 2D %6??6DD66VD &]$] $6?2E@C :? `hhb]k^AmkAmpAA@:?E65 E@ E96 A@DE 3J v@G] }65 |4(96CE6C[ |2E96HD D6CG65 :? E96 $6?2E6 7@C EH@ J62CD] w6 ?6G6C D@F89E 6=64E:@? E@ A@=:E:42= @77:46]k^AmkAm|2E96HDV A@=:E:42= 42C66C 3682? :? E96 62C=J `hd_D] %H@ J62CD 27E6C 367C:6?5:?8 2 b_\J62C\@=5 uC2?< r=6>6?E[ |2E96HD H6?E 7C@> 2? 6?ECJ =6G6= ;@3 H:E9 E96 $E2E6 !=2??:?8 ~77:46 E@ @?6 @7 v@G] r=6>6?EVD E@A 2DD:DE2?ED]k^AmkAmx? `he`[ v@G] qF7@C5 t==:?8E@? 2AA@:?E65 |2E96HD r@>>:DD:@?6C @7 u:?2?46 2?5 p5>:?:DEC2E:@?[ 2 A@DE 96 96=5 7@C 2 564256 367@C6 =62G:?8 DE2E6 8@G6C?>6?E 3C:67=J 368:??:?8 :? `hf` E@ 364@>6 D6?:@C G:46 AC6D:56?E 7@C w@FD:?8 q p|r~} x?E6C?2E:@?2= :? |6>A9:D] k^AmkAmw:D 23D6?46 7C@> DE2E6 8@G6C?>6?E H2D D9@CE] x? `hfb[ |2E96HD C6EFC?65 2D =68:D=2E:G6 2DD:DE2?E E@ DE2E6 r@>AEC@==6C (:==:2> $?@58C2DD] %96 v6?6C2= pDD6>3=J 6=64E65 9:> DE2E6 EC62DFC6C E96 ?6IE J62C]k^AmkAmx? `hgf[ 96 3642>6 v@G] }65 |4(96CE6CVD 56AFEJ 8@G6C?@C 2?5 423:?6E D64C6E2CJ[ 2 A@DE 96 96=5 F?E:= |4(96CE6C E2AA65 9:> E@ C6A=246 v@C6 :? `hhb] p7E6C =62G:?8 E96 $6?2E6[ 96 ;@:?65 E96 =2H 7:C> @7 u2CC:D[ |2E96HD[ q@32?8@ !{r]k^AmkAmx? =:6F @7 7=@H6CD[ E96 72>:=J C6BF6DED 5@?2E:@?D 36 >256 E@ E96 }2D9G:==6 $49@@= @7 {2H 2?5 p=:G6 w@DA:46]k^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Harlan Mathews Ned Mcwherter Recommended for you Trending Predators reveal new renderings for Bridgestone Arena, Centennial Ice Rink Ten takeaways from Titans' 23-10 loss to Jets Titans' offense horrific in season-opening loss to Jets Cheekwood added as defendant in neighborhood group lawsuit Commercial building in The Nations sells for $37.5M
