Bill > HJR1518

This resolution honors and commends Barry Clingan for being recognized by the East Tennessee Historical Association as a member of the First Families of Tennessee, an honor given to those who can prove an ancestor was in the region before Tennessee became a state in 1796. The resolution highlights Barry Clingan's family history, tracing his lineage back to Scots-Irish immigrants in the 1700s, including an ancestor who served in the Second Continental Congress and signed the Articles of Confederation, and other ancestors who settled in the Tennessee area by 1790, received land grants, and held public office as sheriffs. It also acknowledges his own forty-year career as a pastor and his deep appreciation for his family's pioneering spirit and contributions to Tennessee.