Family
Frazier's great-grandfather, Samuel Frazier, and grandfather, Abner Frazier, both fought at the Battle of Kings Mountain in 1780. Samuel Frazier was of Scottish descent, while his wife, Rebecca Julian, was of French Huguenot descent. An uncle of James B. Frazier, Dr. Beriah Frazier (1812–1886), served as Mayor of Chattanooga in 1841, and represented Knox County at the East Tennessee Union Convention of 1861.
Frazier married Louise Douglas Keith in 1883. They had four children: Anne, James, Jr., Thomas, and Louise. James B. Frazier, Jr., represented the 3rd District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1949 to 1963.
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