U.S. Congressman. He studied law at Emory College, Oxford Georgia, was admitted to the bar in 1892 and commenced to practice law in Fayetteville, Georgia. He was a member of the Georgia State House of Representatives (1902-08), Mayor of Fayetteville (1904-06) and solicitor general of the Flint judicial circuit (1908-12). In 1915 he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fourth Congress and to the next four succeeding Congresses, serving until 1925. Due to a long illness, he declined to be a candidate for re-nomination and died shortly after leaving office.
U.S. Congressman. He studied law at Emory College, Oxford Georgia, was admitted to the bar in 1892 and commenced to practice law in Fayetteville, Georgia. He was a member of the Georgia State House of Representatives (1902-08), Mayor of Fayetteville (1904-06) and solicitor general of the Flint judicial circuit (1908-12). In 1915 he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fourth Congress and to the next four succeeding Congresses, serving until 1925. Due to a long illness, he declined to be a candidate for re-nomination and died shortly after leaving office.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
