U.S. Congressman. After attending Emory College, he graduated from the law department of Mercer University in 1910, was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Hazelhurst, Georgia. He was solicitor of Jeff Davis County, Georgia, (1911-18), moved to West Palm Beach, Florida in 1925 and continued the practice of law. He was city attorney of West Palm Beach (1928-33) and a member of the taxation committee of President Hoover's Conference on Home Ownership, in 1931. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law and was attorney general for the Dade County Port Authority from 1945 until his death.
U.S. Congressman. After attending Emory College, he graduated from the law department of Mercer University in 1910, was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Hazelhurst, Georgia. He was solicitor of Jeff Davis County, Georgia, (1911-18), moved to West Palm Beach, Florida in 1925 and continued the practice of law. He was city attorney of West Palm Beach (1928-33) and a member of the taxation committee of President Hoover's Conference on Home Ownership, in 1931. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law and was attorney general for the Dade County Port Authority from 1945 until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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