U.S. Congressman. With the outbreak of the Civil War, he joined the Confederate Army at age 20 and served as a Private in Company F, 51st Alabama Cavalry. After the war, he was active in agricultural and mercantile pursuits in Talladega, Alabama. He was Mayor of Talladega, (1872-78) and president of the First National Bank of Talladega. In 1897, he presented credentials as a Democratic member-elect to the Fifty-fifth Congress, serving until 1898. After his term, he was on the Talladega County Jury Commission (1910-11), a member of the Alabama State Senate in 1912 and the first president of the Bankhead Highway.
U.S. Congressman. With the outbreak of the Civil War, he joined the Confederate Army at age 20 and served as a Private in Company F, 51st Alabama Cavalry. After the war, he was active in agricultural and mercantile pursuits in Talladega, Alabama. He was Mayor of Talladega, (1872-78) and president of the First National Bank of Talladega. In 1897, he presented credentials as a Democratic member-elect to the Fifty-fifth Congress, serving until 1898. After his term, he was on the Talladega County Jury Commission (1910-11), a member of the Alabama State Senate in 1912 and the first president of the Bankhead Highway.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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