U.S. Congressman. Moving to California with his parents in 1881, he graduated from the Southwestern Presbyterian University, Tennessee, in 1893 and then studied at the University of California, (1897-98). He was president of the First National Bank, Gilroy, California, (1914-18), plus was officer and director of various corporations. In 1919, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-sixth Congress, serving until 1921. An unsuccessful for reelection, he was a member of the board of directors of the American Trust Company, Gilroy, California.
U.S. Congressman. Moving to California with his parents in 1881, he graduated from the Southwestern Presbyterian University, Tennessee, in 1893 and then studied at the University of California, (1897-98). He was president of the First National Bank, Gilroy, California, (1914-18), plus was officer and director of various corporations. In 1919, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-sixth Congress, serving until 1921. An unsuccessful for reelection, he was a member of the board of directors of the American Trust Company, Gilroy, California.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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