U.S. Congressman. After graduating from Orangeburg Collegiate Institute in 1907, he taught school in Perry, South Carolina (1907 to 1908). He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1912, earned a law degree at the same university in 1913, was admitted to the bar, and opened a private law practice in Charleston, Charleston. Additionally, he was the head baseball coach at Citadel Military College and played professional minor-league baseball with the South Atlantic League. Entering politics, he was a member of the South Carolina State House of Representatives (1917 to 1924). In 1925, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-ninth Congress and to the next seven succeeding Congresses, serving until his death.
U.S. Congressman. After graduating from Orangeburg Collegiate Institute in 1907, he taught school in Perry, South Carolina (1907 to 1908). He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1912, earned a law degree at the same university in 1913, was admitted to the bar, and opened a private law practice in Charleston, Charleston. Additionally, he was the head baseball coach at Citadel Military College and played professional minor-league baseball with the South Atlantic League. Entering politics, he was a member of the South Carolina State House of Representatives (1917 to 1924). In 1925, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-ninth Congress and to the next seven succeeding Congresses, serving until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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