Adam M. Byrd

Adam Monroe Byrd (born July 6, 1859 in Sumter County , Alabama , † June 21, 1912 in Hot Springs , Arkansas ) was an American politician . Between 1903 and 1911 he represented the fifth constituency of the state of Mississippi in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Adam Byrd came to Neshoba County , Mississippi , at an early age . There he attended elementary schools and the Cooper Institute in Daleville . After studying law at the law school of Cumberland University in Lebanon ( Tennessee ) and being admitted to the bar in 1885, he began working in his new profession in Philadelphia, Mississippi . Between 1887 and 1889 he was a school councilor in Neshoba County.

Politically, Byrd was a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1889 and 1896 he was a member of the Mississippi Senate , and in 1896 and 1897 he was a member of the State House of Representatives . In 1897, Byrd was a district attorney in the 10th District Attorney for a brief period before becoming a judge in the Sixth District Court. He held this office until 1903.

In 1902, Byrd was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the fifth district of Mississippi . There he replaced Frank A. McLain on March 4, 1903 , who moved to the seventh constituency. After three re-elections, Byrd was able to complete a total of four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1911 . In 1910 he was not nominated by his party for another term. After that, Byrd worked again as a lawyer in Philadelphia. Adams died in Hot Springs in June 1912 and was buried in Philadelphia.

Web links

• Adam M. Byrd in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Adam M. Byrd in the database of Find a Grave (English)