Alexander W. Gregg

Alexander W. Gregg

Alexander White Gregg (born January 31, 1855 in Centerville , Texas , †  April 30, 1919 in Palestine , Texas) was an American politician . Between 1903 and 1919 he represented the state of Texas in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Alexander Gregg attended the public schools of his home country and then, until 1874, the King College in Bristol ( Tennessee ). After a subsequent law degree at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and his admission as a lawyer in 1878, he began to work in Palestine in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1886 and 1888 he was a member of the Texas Senate .

In the congressional elections of 1902 Gregg was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Texas , where he succeeded Robert Lee Henry , who moved to the eleventh district, on March 4, 1903 . After seven re-elections, he was able to complete eight legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1919 . During this time the First World War fell . In addition, in 1913 the 16th and 17th amendments were ratified.

In 1918, Alexander Gregg renounced another candidacy. He died in Palestine on April 30, 1919, just a few weeks after leaving the US House of Representatives.

Web links

• Alexander W. Gregg in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Alexander W. Gregg in the database of Find a Grave (English)