U.S. Congressman. He engaged in agricultural pursuits on the family farm and was a teacher in the schools of Mercer County, West Virginia. He also served as justice of the peace, (1902-06). He graduated from the law department of McKinley University Chicago, in 1911, was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in Hinton, West Virginia. He served as divorce commissioner of Summers County, (1914-22) and was a West Virginia State commissioner of accounts, (1914-27). In 1923, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth Congress, serving until 1925. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed his agricultural interests and practiced law until his death.
U.S. Congressman. He engaged in agricultural pursuits on the family farm and was a teacher in the schools of Mercer County, West Virginia. He also served as justice of the peace, (1902-06). He graduated from the law department of McKinley University Chicago, in 1911, was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in Hinton, West Virginia. He served as divorce commissioner of Summers County, (1914-22) and was a West Virginia State commissioner of accounts, (1914-27). In 1923, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth Congress, serving until 1925. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed his agricultural interests and practiced law until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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