U.S. Congressman. He studied law in Pearson's Law School, was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Marshall, North Carolina. He was a member of the North Carolina State Senate, in 1900 and North Carolina State solicitor of the sixteenth district, (1901-02). In 1903, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth Congresses, serving until 1907. He was again elected to the Sixty-second and Sixty-third Congresses, serving (1911-15). An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law until his death at age 64.
U.S. Congressman. He studied law in Pearson's Law School, was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Marshall, North Carolina. He was a member of the North Carolina State Senate, in 1900 and North Carolina State solicitor of the sixteenth district, (1901-02). In 1903, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth Congresses, serving until 1907. He was again elected to the Sixty-second and Sixty-third Congresses, serving (1911-15). An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law until his death at age 64.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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