Name/Title
Lysander McGavockEntry/Object ID
McGavock, Lysander2Description
Head and shoulders of man with brown eyes. He is wearing a dark coat and tie over a white shirt.Collection
Private CollectionGeneral Notes
Note Type
Historical NoteNote
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