U.S. Congressman. He attended Oxford Academy, the law department of Washington and Lee University, was admitted to the bar in 1893 and commenced practice at Williamson, West Virginia, in 1894. He was a member of the West Virginia State Senate, (1914-18), president of the West Virginia Bar Association, (1917-18) and was chairman of the central legal advisory board for West Virginia, during World War I. In 1919, he was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses, serving until 1923. Unsuccessful for reelection, he returned to his law practice and banking interests until his death at age 71.
U.S. Congressman. He attended Oxford Academy, the law department of Washington and Lee University, was admitted to the bar in 1893 and commenced practice at Williamson, West Virginia, in 1894. He was a member of the West Virginia State Senate, (1914-18), president of the West Virginia Bar Association, (1917-18) and was chairman of the central legal advisory board for West Virginia, during World War I. In 1919, he was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses, serving until 1923. Unsuccessful for reelection, he returned to his law practice and banking interests until his death at age 71.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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