▁Franklin , ▁Tennessee , ▁Court ney ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁W irt ▁Court ney ▁and ▁Anne ▁( Ne ely ) ▁Court ney . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Battle ▁Gr ound ▁Academy , ▁Franklin , ▁Tennessee , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁He ▁attended ▁V ander b ilt ▁University , ▁Nash ville , ▁Tennessee , ▁and ▁the ▁Fac ulté ▁de ▁D roit ▁of ▁the ▁Sor bon ne , ▁Paris , ▁France . ▁He ▁studied ▁law , ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁He ▁comm enced ▁practice ▁in ▁Franklin , ▁Tennessee . ▁ ▁Career ▁After ▁serving ▁as ▁City ▁Judge ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁Court ney ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁in ▁the ▁One ▁H undred ▁and ▁Se vent e enth ▁Infantry , ▁Th ir ti eth ▁Division , ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁honor ably ▁dis charg ed ▁as ▁a ▁first ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁He ▁res umed ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law ▁in ▁Franklin , ▁Tennessee . ▁He ▁married ▁Cur rey ▁L . ▁Taylor ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁four ▁children . ▁ ▁Court ney ▁served ▁as ▁adj ut ant ▁general ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁National ▁Guard ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁with ▁rank ▁of ▁brig ad ier ▁general