The son of J.S. Frazer & Mary Washington Frazer and
husband of Anita Frazer, James Stokes Frazer was a prominent Nashvillian who died attempting to extinguish a fire in his room at the Allen Hotel at 2004 West End Avenue. He was found alive by the first fireman on the scene, slumped over a wash basin with his clothing engulfed in flames. He was 68 living in Room 109 at the hotel and was pronounced dead on arrival at Baptist Hospital shortly after 9:00 p.m. . The assistant hotel manager discovered the fire. His room buzzed the desk and the assistant manager answered but there was no response. At that point black smoke started billowing out the door. The fire captain found Fraser bent over a small wash basin with the water running his clothes are fire. At that point it was still living. Fraser was one of six permanent residents living at the hotel.
James Fraser's family accounted for many of the industrial cultural professional and civic achievements in the Nashville area. His father, who died in 1953, was one of Nashville's first car dealers and the operator of the city's first taxicab company. He became known as the dean of Automobile Row on Broadway Street. The senior Frazer inspired other members of his family to enter the automobile business, and his brother Joseph was Henry Kaiser's first partner in Kaiser-Frazer of national scope. James Frazer's mother Mrs. Anita Lewis Frazer, who died in 1965, traveled extensively in Europe and South America and was widely known as a hostess at Laurel Hill, her home there. She was a member of the Most Noble Order of Garter, and had as one of our most prominent guests her cousin Lord Halisham, a leader of Britain's conservative party. James Frazer was head of the southern district of Kaiser-Frazer through it's existence.
Funeral arrangements were made at Martin's and Bracey-Welsh Funeral Home with burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery. He was graduated from Duncan Preparatory School, Vanderbilt University, and the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. He served as a lieutenant commander in the Navy in World War II. Survivors included his son James Stokes Frazer III of Nashville, a daughter, Mrs. Jed Lane Morris of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; brothers Joseph W. Frazer of Providence, Rhode Island, Louis Frazer of Nashville, and Dudley Frazer of Miami, Florida; a sister, Mrs. Robert Shadoin of Nashville, and five grandchildren.
husband of Anita Frazer, James Stokes Frazer was a prominent Nashvillian who died attempting to extinguish a fire in his room at the Allen Hotel at 2004 West End Avenue. He was found alive by the first fireman on the scene, slumped over a wash basin with his clothing engulfed in flames. He was 68 living in Room 109 at the hotel and was pronounced dead on arrival at Baptist Hospital shortly after 9:00 p.m. . The assistant hotel manager discovered the fire. His room buzzed the desk and the assistant manager answered but there was no response. At that point black smoke started billowing out the door. The fire captain found Fraser bent over a small wash basin with the water running his clothes are fire. At that point it was still living. Fraser was one of six permanent residents living at the hotel.
James Fraser's family accounted for many of the industrial cultural professional and civic achievements in the Nashville area. His father, who died in 1953, was one of Nashville's first car dealers and the operator of the city's first taxicab company. He became known as the dean of Automobile Row on Broadway Street. The senior Frazer inspired other members of his family to enter the automobile business, and his brother Joseph was Henry Kaiser's first partner in Kaiser-Frazer of national scope. James Frazer's mother Mrs. Anita Lewis Frazer, who died in 1965, traveled extensively in Europe and South America and was widely known as a hostess at Laurel Hill, her home there. She was a member of the Most Noble Order of Garter, and had as one of our most prominent guests her cousin Lord Halisham, a leader of Britain's conservative party. James Frazer was head of the southern district of Kaiser-Frazer through it's existence.
Funeral arrangements were made at Martin's and Bracey-Welsh Funeral Home with burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery. He was graduated from Duncan Preparatory School, Vanderbilt University, and the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. He served as a lieutenant commander in the Navy in World War II. Survivors included his son James Stokes Frazer III of Nashville, a daughter, Mrs. Jed Lane Morris of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; brothers Joseph W. Frazer of Providence, Rhode Island, Louis Frazer of Nashville, and Dudley Frazer of Miami, Florida; a sister, Mrs. Robert Shadoin of Nashville, and five grandchildren.
The son of J.S. Frazer & Mary Washington Frazer and
husband of Anita Frazer, James Stokes Frazer was a prominent Nashvillian who died attempting to extinguish a fire in his room at the Allen Hotel at 2004 West End Avenue. He was found alive by the first fireman on the scene, slumped over a wash basin with his clothing engulfed in flames. He was 68 living in Room 109 at the hotel and was pronounced dead on arrival at Baptist Hospital shortly after 9:00 p.m. . The assistant hotel manager discovered the fire. His room buzzed the desk and the assistant manager answered but there was no response. At that point black smoke started billowing out the door. The fire captain found Fraser bent over a small wash basin with the water running his clothes are fire. At that point it was still living. Fraser was one of six permanent residents living at the hotel.
James Fraser's family accounted for many of the industrial cultural professional and civic achievements in the Nashville area. His father, who died in 1953, was one of Nashville's first car dealers and the operator of the city's first taxicab company. He became known as the dean of Automobile Row on Broadway Street. The senior Frazer inspired other members of his family to enter the automobile business, and his brother Joseph was Henry Kaiser's first partner in Kaiser-Frazer of national scope. James Frazer's mother Mrs. Anita Lewis Frazer, who died in 1965, traveled extensively in Europe and South America and was widely known as a hostess at Laurel Hill, her home there. She was a member of the Most Noble Order of Garter, and had as one of our most prominent guests her cousin Lord Halisham, a leader of Britain's conservative party. James Frazer was head of the southern district of Kaiser-Frazer through it's existence.
Funeral arrangements were made at Martin's and Bracey-Welsh Funeral Home with burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery. He was graduated from Duncan Preparatory School, Vanderbilt University, and the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. He served as a lieutenant commander in the Navy in World War II. Survivors included his son James Stokes Frazer III of Nashville, a daughter, Mrs. Jed Lane Morris of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; brothers Joseph W. Frazer of Providence, Rhode Island, Louis Frazer of Nashville, and Dudley Frazer of Miami, Florida; a sister, Mrs. Robert Shadoin of Nashville, and five grandchildren.
husband of Anita Frazer, James Stokes Frazer was a prominent Nashvillian who died attempting to extinguish a fire in his room at the Allen Hotel at 2004 West End Avenue. He was found alive by the first fireman on the scene, slumped over a wash basin with his clothing engulfed in flames. He was 68 living in Room 109 at the hotel and was pronounced dead on arrival at Baptist Hospital shortly after 9:00 p.m. . The assistant hotel manager discovered the fire. His room buzzed the desk and the assistant manager answered but there was no response. At that point black smoke started billowing out the door. The fire captain found Fraser bent over a small wash basin with the water running his clothes are fire. At that point it was still living. Fraser was one of six permanent residents living at the hotel.
James Fraser's family accounted for many of the industrial cultural professional and civic achievements in the Nashville area. His father, who died in 1953, was one of Nashville's first car dealers and the operator of the city's first taxicab company. He became known as the dean of Automobile Row on Broadway Street. The senior Frazer inspired other members of his family to enter the automobile business, and his brother Joseph was Henry Kaiser's first partner in Kaiser-Frazer of national scope. James Frazer's mother Mrs. Anita Lewis Frazer, who died in 1965, traveled extensively in Europe and South America and was widely known as a hostess at Laurel Hill, her home there. She was a member of the Most Noble Order of Garter, and had as one of our most prominent guests her cousin Lord Halisham, a leader of Britain's conservative party. James Frazer was head of the southern district of Kaiser-Frazer through it's existence.
Funeral arrangements were made at Martin's and Bracey-Welsh Funeral Home with burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery. He was graduated from Duncan Preparatory School, Vanderbilt University, and the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. He served as a lieutenant commander in the Navy in World War II. Survivors included his son James Stokes Frazer III of Nashville, a daughter, Mrs. Jed Lane Morris of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; brothers Joseph W. Frazer of Providence, Rhode Island, Louis Frazer of Nashville, and Dudley Frazer of Miami, Florida; a sister, Mrs. Robert Shadoin of Nashville, and five grandchildren.
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