Some wanted Tennessee to be named after [[Benjamin Franklin]], but supposedly the Indian name of "Tennessee" was suggested by [[Andrew Jackson]], who became its first member of the U.S. House of Representatives after Tennessee became the 16th State. | Some wanted Tennessee to be named after [[Benjamin Franklin]], but supposedly the Indian name of "Tennessee" was suggested by [[Andrew Jackson]], who became its first member of the U.S. House of Representatives after Tennessee became the 16th State. |