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Howell Jackson "Bud" Lynch, born on November 13, 1879, in Carthage, Tennessee, was a dedicated lawman who served as a Prohibition Agent. On July 6, 1922, while on duty in Gainesboro, Tennessee, Agent Lynch, along with a local deputy sheriff, conducted a raid on an illegal still. During the raid, they were ambushed and fired upon by unknown assailants. Tragically, Agent Lynch was killed in the attack, making him the first State Prohibition Agent to be killed in Tennessee during the enforcement of ...Read More
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Howell Jackson Bud Lynch
Male
White / Caucasian
Gainesboro
TN
1922-07-06
Howell
Jackson Bud Lynch
11/06/2025
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