US Congressman and Senator. He was admitted to the bar in 1914 and opened a law practice in Holly Springs, Mississippi. From 1915 to 1923, he was prosecuting attorney of Marshall County, and district attorney for the third judicial district of Mississippi, 1923 to 1929. In 1929, he was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-first Congress and to the six succeeding Congresses, serving until 1941. To fill the vacancy caused by the death of Pat Harrison, he was elected as a Democrat to the US Senate in 1941, serving until 1943. A unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination, he was elected Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, serving 1943 to 1947.
US Congressman and Senator. He was admitted to the bar in 1914 and opened a law practice in Holly Springs, Mississippi. From 1915 to 1923, he was prosecuting attorney of Marshall County, and district attorney for the third judicial district of Mississippi, 1923 to 1929. In 1929, he was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-first Congress and to the six succeeding Congresses, serving until 1941. To fill the vacancy caused by the death of Pat Harrison, he was elected as a Democrat to the US Senate in 1941, serving until 1943. A unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination, he was elected Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, serving 1943 to 1947.
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