U.S. Congressman. Moving with his with his parents to Arkansas, in 1869, he graduated from the Arkansas Industrial University, in 1879 and taught school at Springdale, Arkansas, (1880-81). He then studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1882 and commenced to practice law in Yellville, Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas State House of Representatives, (1889-91) and was prosecuting attorney of the fourteenth judicial circuit, (1890-94). In 1905, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-ninth Congress and to the next four succeeding Congresses, serving until 1915. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law until his death at age 72.
U.S. Congressman. Moving with his with his parents to Arkansas, in 1869, he graduated from the Arkansas Industrial University, in 1879 and taught school at Springdale, Arkansas, (1880-81). He then studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1882 and commenced to practice law in Yellville, Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas State House of Representatives, (1889-91) and was prosecuting attorney of the fourteenth judicial circuit, (1890-94). In 1905, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-ninth Congress and to the next four succeeding Congresses, serving until 1915. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law until his death at age 72.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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