James M. Gudger

James M. Gudger

James Madison Gudger (born October 22, 1855 in Marshall , Madison County , North Carolina , †  February 29, 1920 in Asheville , North Carolina) was an American politician . Between 1903 and 1915 he represented the state of North Carolina twice in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Gudger was the father of Congressman Katherine G. Langley (1888–1948) from Kentucky . He attended public schools in Sandhill and then the Emory and Henry College in Emory ( Virginia ). After a subsequent law degree at Pearson's Law School in Asheville and his admission as a lawyer in 1872, he began to work in his native Marshall in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

In 1900 Gudger was elected to the North Carolina Senate. Between 1901 and 1902 he served as a public prosecutor in the 16th judicial district of his state. In the congressional elections of 1902 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the tenth constituency of North Carolina , where he succeeded Abraham Rencher on March 4, 1903 . After being re-elected, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1907 .

After his preliminary resignation from the US House of Representatives, Gudger practiced again as a lawyer in Asheville. In the elections of 1910 he made it back into Congress, where he replaced John Gaston Grant on March 4, 1911 . Until March 3, 1915, he was able to spend two more terms in the House of Representatives. From 1913 he was chairman of the Committee for the Control of Expenditures of the Ministry of Post. In 1914 he was not re-elected. After his final resignation from Congress, Gudger worked again as a lawyer in Asheville, where he died on February 29, 1920.

Web links

• James M. Gudger in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James M. Gudger in the database of Find a Grave (English)