James T. Arnold

    Hon. James T. Arnold, of the firm of Loomis, Hart & Co., Chattanooga, was born in Greenville, Ohio, April 5, 1845, and here reared and educated. In 1866 he engaged in mercantile pursuits in Bluffton, Ind., until 1871, when he went to Montpelier, Ind., and engaged in the same business until 1885. In February of that year he came to Chattanooga and became a member of the above named firm, superintendent of the main office and furniture department. In 1871 he wedded Miss Elizabeth Johnston, who died in September, 1883, leaving three children, all sons. In July, 1886, he married Lettie Cleveland, of Indiana. Mr. Arnold is a Republican in politics and represented his district in the Indiana Legislature in 1879-80. He is a prominent man and is well respected.      His parents, William and Margaret (Folkerth) Arnold, are natives, respectively, of South Carolina and Maryland.

Goodspeed's History of Tennessee 1887