Lenoir founded mills along the Tennessee River, including one to process and weave cotton produced in the region.
He and his father General William Lenoir, who had originally been granted the land tract, were both namesakes of the town.
Modern-day Lenoir City developed here, named both the father and son.
His father, General Lenoir, had been granted the land by the state of North Carolina (which then claimed it under its colonial charter) for service in the Revolutionary War.
[5] His son, Isaac, followed him into politics, and was elected to serve terms in each house of the Tennessee legislature.