Name/Title
Lysander McGavockEntry/Object ID
McGavock, LysanderDescription
Middle-aged man with brown hair and blue eyes in formal attire of black coat, buttoned vest, white shirt with pleats and white buttons and black tie. His hair is painted in distinct strands and several heavy locks hang to the left side of his face to his ear. His left hand rests on a red book or chair arm. A hint of a column is in the left background.Collection
Private CollectionGeneral Notes
Note
Lysander McGavock was born on October 22, 1800, to David and Elizabeth McDowell McGavock. He built "Midway," the antebellum home and plantation used as centerpiece of present Brentwood Country Club. In the 1820s, he married Elizabeth Crockett. He is the father of Cynthia and Emily McGavock, also in this portrait collection, great-grandparent of Margaret Hayes Powell and of Anne P. Lowe and Hortense P. Cooper, the widow of Governor Prentice Cooper. He died in 1855 and is buried in the McGavock- Hayes Cemetery in Williamson County.Create Date
September 6, 2026Update Date
September 6, 2026