Malcolm Paul Cantrell (August 28, 1895 – July 8, 1962) was a Democratic Tennessee politician and state senator.
After serving as a conductor for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, he managed the Etowah Water, Light, and Power Company.
[5] Active in the local Democratic Party, Cantrell was elected Sheriff of McMinn County in 1936.
[5] His political power was broken in 1946 in the "Battle of Athens", a rebellion led by war veterans.
[6] After the battle, he remained in McMinn County and worked for the Tennessee Natural Gas Company.