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Difference between Mother of Southwestern Statesmen and Mother State

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Mother of Southwestern Statesmen, the—(U.S.) a nickname of the state of Tennessee:

  • Other nicknames include… “The Mother of Southwestern Statesmen,” because Tennessee furnished the United States three presidents and a number of other leaders.

Mother State, the—(U.S.) a nickname of the state of Virginia:

  • Such estates were the special pride of the Mother State, aristocratic old Virginia. These ancient homesteads were owned by the most prominent families.