John Leonard Pilcher

John Leonard "J. L. “Pilcher (born August 27, 1898 in Meigs , Thomas County , Georgia , † August 20, 1981 in Meigs, Georgia) was an American politician . He represented the state of Georgia as a member of the US House of Representatives .

Career

Pilcher, who was born on a farm in Thomas County, later attended Meigs Public School. He worked in agriculture for 35 years. There he dealt mainly with trading businesses, cotton ginning, warehouses, artificial fertilizer production facilities and the production of jars with syrup. Afterwards he was mayor and member of the Meigs municipal council. He was also a member of the Education Committee and a Land Commissioner, as well as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives and the State Senate between 1940 and 1944. After the war, he was a state buyer in 1948 and 1949. He then attended every state convention for 30 years Democrats and every Democratic National Convention .

Pilcher was elected a Democrat to the 83rd Congress to fill the vacancy created by the death of Edward E. Cox . He was then re-elected five more times. His term of office ran from February 4, 1953 to January 3, 1965. After that, he decided in 1964 not to run again for the 89th Congress. During his tenure in Congress in 1956 he was involved in the constitution of the Southern Manifesto , which spoke out against racial integration in public institutions.

John Leonard Pilcher died on August 20, 1981 at his residence in Meigs. He was buried in Meigs Sunset Cemetery .

Web links

• John Leonard Pilcher in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)