one ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁to b acco ▁grow ers ," ▁and ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁ 2 7 4 ▁slaves . ▁During ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 1 - 1 8 6 5 , ▁he ▁lived ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Washington ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁bo ards ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁Louis ville ▁and ▁Nash ville ▁Rail road ▁and ▁the ▁Nash ville ▁and ▁Ch att ano oga ▁Rail road . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁General ▁Assembly ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁ ▁Death ▁Washington ▁was ▁married ▁twice . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁December ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁in ▁C ed ar ▁Hill , ▁Tennessee . ▁His ▁son ▁Joseph ▁E . ▁Washington ▁continued ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁plant ation , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Congress man ▁from ▁Tennessee ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 1 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 9 2 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Robert son ▁County , ▁Tennessee ▁Category : American ▁plan ters ▁Category : American ▁corpor ate ▁direct ors ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁General ▁Assembly ▁Category : American ▁slave ▁own ers ▁Category : T ob acco ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁American ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁Pro st h esis ▁is ▁an ▁artificial ▁replacement ▁of ▁a ▁missing ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁body