U.S. Congressman. During the Civil War, he served in the Confederate Army. After the war, he graduated from the University of South Carolina at Columbia in 1867. While working as a school teacher, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1871 and commenced to practice law in Butler, Alabama, in 1872. He was a member of the Alabama State House of Representatives (1878-79) and State Solicitor for the first judicial circuit of Alabama (1880-92). In 1897, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth Congress and to the next eight succeeding Congresses, serving until 1915. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1920 and practiced law until his death.
U.S. Congressman. During the Civil War, he served in the Confederate Army. After the war, he graduated from the University of South Carolina at Columbia in 1867. While working as a school teacher, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1871 and commenced to practice law in Butler, Alabama, in 1872. He was a member of the Alabama State House of Representatives (1878-79) and State Solicitor for the first judicial circuit of Alabama (1880-92). In 1897, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth Congress and to the next eight succeeding Congresses, serving until 1915. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1920 and practiced law until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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