History:This portrait is of a man facing front wearing a black coat and cravat with a white shirt. The background is dark and the artist signiture is in the lower right corner. This is the earliest known work by the artist, James Cameron. For the mate to this portrait see file no. 82.116.9, Rebecca Evelyn Montgomery Churchwell.
Notes:George Welllington Churchwell (1802-1864) practiced law in Knoxville, TN for 35 years. In 1825, he married Rebecca Evelyn Montgomery. After Rebecca died in 1834, Churchwell than married Sophia Moody Park in 1837. He represented Knox and Roane Counties in the General Assembly, 1835-1837. He was a member of the State Democratic Excutive Committee in 1852. For a more complete biography, see Biographical Directory of the General Assembly 1796-1861 by McBride.
