George C. Pendleton

George C. Pendleton

George Cassety Pendleton (born April 23, 1845 in Viola , Warren County , Tennessee , †  January 19, 1913 in Temple , Texas ) was an American politician . Between 1893 and 1897 he represented the state of Texas in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Pendleton attended his home public schools and Hannah High School . In 1857 he moved with his parents to Belton , Texas, where he worked in commerce and agriculture. During the Civil War he served in the Confederation Army . After the war, he continued his education at Waxahachie Academy in Ellis County . He then worked as a traveling dealer for twelve years. Then he worked again in trade and agriculture. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1876 and 1910 he was a delegate to all regional Democratic party conventions in Texas. Pendleton was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1882 to 1888 , of which he was president in 1886. In the years 1890 to 1892 he served as the lieutenant governor of his state. In July 1896 he took part as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago , where William Jennings Bryan was first nominated as a presidential candidate.

In the congressional elections of 1892 Pendleton was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Texas , where he succeeded William H. Crain on March 4, 1893 . After a re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1897 . In 1896, he turned down another candidacy. After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives Pendleton entered the banking industry. He also studied law. After his admission to the bar in 1900, he began working in Temple in his new profession. He also died in this city on January 19, 1913.

Web links

• George C. Pendleton in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• George C. Pendleton in the database of Find a Grave (English)