U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator. He attended Auburn University, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1893 and commenced to practice law in Lafayette, Alabama. He was Mayor of Lafayette, (1893-94), register in chancery, (1894-96) and a a member of the Alabama State House of Representatives, (1896-1900). He was Alabama Secretary of State, (1902-04), when he resigned being elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles W. Thompson, reelected to the Fifty-ninth Congress and to the next seven succeeding Congresses, serving (1904-20). In 1920, he was elected Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John H. Bankhead, serving until 1931. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he was special assistant to the United States Attorney General of Alabama, (1936-37) and served as special representative of the Federal Housing Administration, (1935-36, 39-42). After leaving politics, he lived in retirement until his death.
U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator. He attended Auburn University, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1893 and commenced to practice law in Lafayette, Alabama. He was Mayor of Lafayette, (1893-94), register in chancery, (1894-96) and a a member of the Alabama State House of Representatives, (1896-1900). He was Alabama Secretary of State, (1902-04), when he resigned being elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles W. Thompson, reelected to the Fifty-ninth Congress and to the next seven succeeding Congresses, serving (1904-20). In 1920, he was elected Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John H. Bankhead, serving until 1931. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he was special assistant to the United States Attorney General of Alabama, (1936-37) and served as special representative of the Federal Housing Administration, (1935-36, 39-42). After leaving politics, he lived in retirement until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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