US Congressman. Born in Dadeville, Alabama, he studied at Alabama Polytechnic Institute, graduated from the University of Alabama with a bachelor of laws degree in 1902 and began a law practice in Gadsden, Alabama. He was appointed as a Captain in the Alabama National Guard in 1903 and continued active until he resigned in 1907. He served as city solicitor of Gadsden, (1911-17). In 1919, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John L. Burnett, was reelected to the Sixty-seventh Congress and served until 1923. He declined to be a candidate for re-nomination, to serve as trustee of the State department of archives and history of Montgomery, Alabama. He died at age 83 in Gadsden, Alabama.
US Congressman. Born in Dadeville, Alabama, he studied at Alabama Polytechnic Institute, graduated from the University of Alabama with a bachelor of laws degree in 1902 and began a law practice in Gadsden, Alabama. He was appointed as a Captain in the Alabama National Guard in 1903 and continued active until he resigned in 1907. He served as city solicitor of Gadsden, (1911-17). In 1919, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John L. Burnett, was reelected to the Sixty-seventh Congress and served until 1923. He declined to be a candidate for re-nomination, to serve as trustee of the State department of archives and history of Montgomery, Alabama. He died at age 83 in Gadsden, Alabama.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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