US Congressman. He attended the Universities of Arkansas and Mississippi, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1894 and commenced to practice law in Warren, Arkansas. He was a member of the Arkansas State House of Representatives in 1895, served in the Arkansas State Senate, (1905-09) and a member of the board of trustees of the University of Arkansas, (1907-11). In 1911, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second Congress and to the next four succeeding Congresses, serving until 1921. An unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law until his death at age 71.
US Congressman. He attended the Universities of Arkansas and Mississippi, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1894 and commenced to practice law in Warren, Arkansas. He was a member of the Arkansas State House of Representatives in 1895, served in the Arkansas State Senate, (1905-09) and a member of the board of trustees of the University of Arkansas, (1907-11). In 1911, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second Congress and to the next four succeeding Congresses, serving until 1921. An unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law until his death at age 71.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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