U.S. Congressman. After graduating from the high school, he was a messenger in the Florida State House of Representatives, (1913-15) and chief clerk of the Florida State House of Representatives, (1915-18). He graduated from the University of Florida, in 1916, was principal of Suwannee High School, (1916-17), was vice president of the Florida Educational Association in 1918 and a member of the Florida State House of Representatives, (1918-20). He studied law at Yale University, was admitted to the bar in 1921 and was elected judge of Bradford County, Florida, serving (1921-24). In 1925, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-ninth Congress and the next nine succeeding Congresses, serving until 1944. During World War II, he served as a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy. After the war, he resumed the practice of law and was city attorney for Starke, Florida.
U.S. Congressman. After graduating from the high school, he was a messenger in the Florida State House of Representatives, (1913-15) and chief clerk of the Florida State House of Representatives, (1915-18). He graduated from the University of Florida, in 1916, was principal of Suwannee High School, (1916-17), was vice president of the Florida Educational Association in 1918 and a member of the Florida State House of Representatives, (1918-20). He studied law at Yale University, was admitted to the bar in 1921 and was elected judge of Bradford County, Florida, serving (1921-24). In 1925, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-ninth Congress and the next nine succeeding Congresses, serving until 1944. During World War II, he served as a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy. After the war, he resumed the practice of law and was city attorney for Starke, Florida.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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