George E. Hood

George E. Hood

George Ezekial Hood (born January 25, 1875 in Goldsboro , North Carolina , † March 8, 1960 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1915 and 1919 he represented the state of North Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Hood attended the public schools in his home country and then worked as a telegraph operator. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1896, he began to work in this profession in Goldsboro. Between 1898 and 1900 he was a chamberlain in Wayne County . Politically, Hood became a member of the Democratic Party . From 1899 to 1901 he was a member of the House of Representatives from North Carolina ; between 1901 and 1907 he was mayor of Goldsboro. Hood was also a member of his party's county board in Wayne County from 1896 to 1900. From 1899 to 1909 he was a member of the North Carolina National Guard, in which he rose to colonel.

In 1912, Hood competed unsuccessfully within his party for nomination for Congress. In the congressional elections of 1914 he was then elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of North Carolina , where he succeeded John M. Faison on March 4, 1915 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1919 . These were shaped by the events of the First World War .

In 1918, Hood decided not to run again. After leaving the US House of Representatives, he practiced again as a lawyer in Goldsboro. Politically, he no longer appeared. He died on March 8, 1960 in Goldsboro.

Web links

• George E. Hood in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• George E. Hood in the database of Find a Grave (English)