Hannibal Lafayette Godwin

Hannibal Lafayette Godwin

Hannibal Lafayette Godwin (born November 3, 1873 near Dunn , North Carolina , †  June 9, 1929 there ) was an American politician . Between 1907 and 1921 he represented the state of North Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Hannibal Godwin attended the public schools of his home country and then later Duke University in Durham . After a subsequent law degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his admission as a lawyer in 1896, he began to work in Dunn in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1897 he was elected mayor of his hometown; In 1903 he became a member of the North Carolina Senate . He was also a member of the state executive committee of his party from 1904 to 1906.

In the congressional elections of 1906 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of North Carolina , where he succeeded Gilbert B. Patterson on March 4, 1907 . After six re-elections, he was able to complete seven legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1921 . During this time the First World War fell . Between 1913 and 1920, the 16th , 17th , 18th and 19th amendments were ratified. From 1911 to 1919 Godwin was chairman of the Committee on Public Service Reform.

In 1920 he was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. In the following years he practiced as a lawyer again. Hannibal Godwin died on June 9, 1929 in Dunn, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Hannibal Lafayette Godwin in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Hannibal Lafayette Godwin in the database of Find a Grave (English)