U.S. Congressman. He attended Waynesville Academy, Candler College, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1881 and commenced to practice law in Waynesville, North Carolina. He was a delegate to both the Republican State conventions, the Republican National Conventions, plus served as prosecuting attorney of the twelfth judicial district of North Carolina (1886-1900) and was a member of the North Carolina State Senate (1894-96). During the Spanish-American War, he served as Major Chief Commissary in the U.S. Volunteers on the staff of Major General J. Warren Keifer. After the war, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-seventh Congress in 1901 and served until his death.
U.S. Congressman. He attended Waynesville Academy, Candler College, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1881 and commenced to practice law in Waynesville, North Carolina. He was a delegate to both the Republican State conventions, the Republican National Conventions, plus served as prosecuting attorney of the twelfth judicial district of North Carolina (1886-1900) and was a member of the North Carolina State Senate (1894-96). During the Spanish-American War, he served as Major Chief Commissary in the U.S. Volunteers on the staff of Major General J. Warren Keifer. After the war, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-seventh Congress in 1901 and served until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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