U.S. Congressman. Born in Bedford County, Tennessee, he attended Vanderbilt University, (1895-97), graduated from George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C., in 1899, was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Tullahoma, Tennessee. He was a judge of the seventh judicial circuit of Tennessee, (1910-18), chairman of the district exemption board for the middle district of Tennessee, (1917-18), director of the Traders National Bank of Tullahoma and a trustee of Tennessee College for Women. In 1919, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-sixth Congress and to the next six succeeding Congresses, serving until 1933. After his term, he was a member of the American National Committee, Third World Power Conference and chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, until his death at age 72 in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Congressman. Born in Bedford County, Tennessee, he attended Vanderbilt University, (1895-97), graduated from George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C., in 1899, was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Tullahoma, Tennessee. He was a judge of the seventh judicial circuit of Tennessee, (1910-18), chairman of the district exemption board for the middle district of Tennessee, (1917-18), director of the Traders National Bank of Tullahoma and a trustee of Tennessee College for Women. In 1919, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-sixth Congress and to the next six succeeding Congresses, serving until 1933. After his term, he was a member of the American National Committee, Third World Power Conference and chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, until his death at age 72 in Washington, D.C.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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