James B. Frazier

James Beriah Frazier
Portrait of Frazier by Lloyd Branson
United States Senator from Tennessee
In office March 21, 1905 – March 3, 1911
Preceded by	William B. Bate
Succeeded by	Luke Lea
28th Governor of Tennessee
In office January 19, 1903 – March 21, 1905
Preceded by	Benton McMillin
Succeeded by	John I. Cox
Personal details
Born	James Beriah Frazier (1856-10-18)October 18, 1856 Pikeville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	March 28, 1937(1937-03-28) (aged 80) Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Louise Keith (m. 1883)
Children	4 (including James B. Frazier Jr.)
Education	University of Tennessee (BA, 1878)
Profession	Attorney

James Beriah Frazier (October 18, 1856 – March 28, 1937) was an American politician who served as the 28th governor of Tennessee from 1903 to 1905, and subsequently as a United States senator from Tennessee from 1905 to 1911. As governor, he reduced the state's debt and enacted mine safety regulations. He also attempted to control whitecapping.^[1]

The controversial manner in which the state legislature elected him to the U.S. Senate^[a] created a critical rift in the state's Democratic Party that lasted into the 1910s.^[2]

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