. ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁circuit ▁judge ▁and ▁ch an cell or ▁of ▁the ▁Se vent e enth ▁jud icial ▁circuit ▁of ▁Tennessee . ▁ ▁Elect ed ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁to ▁the ▁Se vent y - six th ▁Congress ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁vac ancy ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Clar ence ▁W . ▁Turner , ▁Court ney ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁to ▁the ▁Se vent y - se vent h ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁three ▁succeed ing ▁Congress es . ▁He ▁served ▁from ▁May ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁to ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁A ▁confident ial ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁Committee ▁by ▁Isa iah ▁Berlin ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁Foreign ▁Office ▁described ▁E aton ▁as ▁" Typ ical ▁of ▁the ▁southern ▁Democratic ▁vote ▁of ▁complete ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁Administration ' s ▁foreign ▁policies ." ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁un success ful ▁candidate ▁for ▁ren om ination ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁and ▁res umed ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law . ▁ ▁Death ▁Court ney ▁died ▁in ▁Franklin , ▁Tennessee , ▁on ▁April ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁( age ▁ 7 1 ▁years , ▁ 2 1 1 ▁days ). ▁He ▁is ▁inter red ▁at ▁Mount ▁Hope ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁Un - American ▁Activ ities ▁Committee ▁ ▁References ▁