Download or read book Life of General John Sevier written by Francis Marion Turner and published by The Overmountain Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thorough and compelling, this biography of John Sevier includes ancestral genealogy. Having served as governor of the ill-fated State of Franklin, Sevier was elected the first governor of Tennessee, serving a total of six terms. He then served in Congress until his death in 1815.