Daniel E. Garrett

Daniel E. Garrett

Daniel Edward Garrett (born April 28, 1869 in Springfield , Tennessee , †  December 13, 1932 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1913 and 1932 he represented the state of Texas in the US House of Representatives several times .

Career

Daniel Garrett attended public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1893, he began to work in his native Springfield in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1892 and 1896 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Tennessee . From 1902 to 1905 Garrett was a member of the State Senate . In 1905 he moved to Houston , Texas, where he practiced as a lawyer.

In the 1912 congressional election , Garrett was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the then newly established 17th  constituency of Texas, where he took office on March 4, 1913. Since he was not confirmed in 1914, he was initially only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1915 . After that he worked as a lawyer again. Two years later, Garrett was re-elected to Congress in the 17th District, where he replaced James Harvey Davis on March 4, 1917 , who had succeeded him in 1915. In 1918 he renounced another candidacy. So he could only spend one term in the US House of Representatives until March 3, 1919, which was shaped by the events of the First World War .

In the 1920 elections , Garrett was re-elected to Congress in the eighth constituency of his state, where he replaced Joe H. Eagle on March 4, 1921 . After five re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his death on December 13, 1932. When the special election was due, his predecessor Joe Eagle was also elected as his successor.

Web links

• Daniel E. Garrett in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Daniel E. Garrett in the database of Find a Grave (English)