US Congressman. Educated at the University of Virginia, he engaged in agricultural pursuits in Kentucky and was chairman of the Scott County Democratic committee in 1895. He was a member of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1897, 99) and served in the Kentucky State Senate, (1901-05). He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1904 and president of the American Society of Equity for Kentucky, an organization of farmers, in 1908. In 1909, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-first Congress and to the next seven succeeding Congresses, serving until his death at age 53.
US Congressman. Educated at the University of Virginia, he engaged in agricultural pursuits in Kentucky and was chairman of the Scott County Democratic committee in 1895. He was a member of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1897, 99) and served in the Kentucky State Senate, (1901-05). He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1904 and president of the American Society of Equity for Kentucky, an organization of farmers, in 1908. In 1909, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-first Congress and to the next seven succeeding Congresses, serving until his death at age 53.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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