Edward W. Pou

Edward W. Pou

Edward William Pou (born September 9, 1863 in Tuskegee , Alabama , †  April 1, 1934 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1901 and 1934 he represented the state of North Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Edward Pou was a cousin of James P. Buchanan (1867-1937), who sat in Congress for the State of Texas from 1913 to 1937 . In 1867, Pou moved to Smithfield , North Carolina with his parents . In his new home he attended both public and private schools. He then studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . After a subsequent law degree and his 1885 admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Smithfield in this profession. Politically, Pou was a member of the Democratic Party . In 1886 he headed the regional party organization in Johnston County . From 1890 to 1901, Pou was a district attorney in the North Carolina Fourth Judicial District. In 1896 he ran unsuccessfully for Congress.

In the congressional elections of 1900 Pou was then elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fourth constituency of his state , where he succeeded John Wilbur Atwater on March 4, 1901 . After 16 re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his death on April 1, 1934. Between 1911 and 1917 he was chairman of the Committee on Claims . He also headed the rules of procedure committee several times . In Pous time as congressman among others were World War I and the Great Depression . Between 1913 and 1933 the 16th , 17th , 18th , 19th , 20th and 21st amendments were ratified.

Web links

• Edward W. Pou in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Edward W. Pou in the database of Find a Grave (English)