Newell Sanders was a Chattanooga businessman who served for a relatively brief time as a United States Senator from Tennessee.
Sanders was born in Owen County, Indiana. He attended Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, where he was graduated in 1873 and operated a bookstore until 1877. During that year, he moved to Chattanooga and became involved in the manufacturing of farm implements. He served on the board of education 1881 160 1882 and as an alderman 1882 160 1886. He also served on the board of directors of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway.
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