U.S. Congressman. Educated at Kings Mountain Military School, he engaged in business as a cotton broker and was the City Clerk of York, South Carolina. Entering politics, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fourth Congress by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative David E. Finley, serving February 21, 1917 to March 3, 1917. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he engaged in the cotton brokerage business and was the Coroner of York County, South Carolina, from 1920 until his death.
U.S. Congressman. Educated at Kings Mountain Military School, he engaged in business as a cotton broker and was the City Clerk of York, South Carolina. Entering politics, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fourth Congress by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative David E. Finley, serving February 21, 1917 to March 3, 1917. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he engaged in the cotton brokerage business and was the Coroner of York County, South Carolina, from 1920 until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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