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the best known person from Van Buren County, Tennessee in all ages and
times would be the late Shelby Aaron Rhinehart.
At the time of his death he was the Dean of The Tennessee State Legislature. He served twelve years as Mayor of Spencer. He served on the County School Board from 1956 until his death in 2002. From a tiny mountain top town he was known as |
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