Virginia Governor, U.S. Congressman. After graduating from Richmond College in 1882, he was a private tutor in Orange County, Virginia, studied law at the University of Virginia Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1885 and practiced law in Danville, Virginia. He was appointed Commonwealth's Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, serving (1892-96) and was Attorney General of Virginia, (1897-1901). In 1902, he was elected as a Democrat the 44th Virginia Governor, serving until 1906. During his administration, education and highways were major concerns, legislation was approved imposing strict licensing regulations for saloons, making employers liable for certain job-related injuries to their workers and established a primary plan for the nomination of U.S. Senators. After leaving office, he served as an American delegate to the Third Conference of American Republics at Rio de Janeiro in 1906, taught at the Richmond College Department of Law, (1906-09), was a delegate to the 3rd International Conference on Maritime Law at Brussels, Belgium, (1909-10) and served as a trustee of the Carnegie Institute and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. In 1912, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress and to the next twelve succeeding Congresses, serving until his death.
Virginia Governor, U.S. Congressman. After graduating from Richmond College in 1882, he was a private tutor in Orange County, Virginia, studied law at the University of Virginia Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1885 and practiced law in Danville, Virginia. He was appointed Commonwealth's Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, serving (1892-96) and was Attorney General of Virginia, (1897-1901). In 1902, he was elected as a Democrat the 44th Virginia Governor, serving until 1906. During his administration, education and highways were major concerns, legislation was approved imposing strict licensing regulations for saloons, making employers liable for certain job-related injuries to their workers and established a primary plan for the nomination of U.S. Senators. After leaving office, he served as an American delegate to the Third Conference of American Republics at Rio de Janeiro in 1906, taught at the Richmond College Department of Law, (1906-09), was a delegate to the 3rd International Conference on Maritime Law at Brussels, Belgium, (1909-10) and served as a trustee of the Carnegie Institute and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. In 1912, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress and to the next twelve succeeding Congresses, serving until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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