John R. Neal

John Randolph Neal (born November 26, 1836 in Clinton , Anderson County , Tennessee , †  March 26, 1889 in Rhea Springs , Tennessee) was an American politician . Between 1885 and 1889 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Neal attended the common schools, the Hiwasse College and then to 1858 the Emory and Henry College in Emory ( Virginia ). After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1859, he began to work in Athens in his new profession. During the Civil War , Neal rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Confederation Army . After the war he taught as a teacher for some time. Eventually he settled in Rhea Springs, where he practiced as a lawyer. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

In 1874 he was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives; in 1878 and 1879 he was a member of the State Senate , of which he was President in 1879. In this capacity he also held the post of lieutenant governor ex officio . In the 1884 congressional election , Neal was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the third constituency of Tennessee , where he succeeded George Gibbs Dibrell on March 4, 1885 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1889 .

In 1888, Neal decided not to run for another candidate for health reasons. He died in Rhea Springs on March 26, 1889, just three weeks after the end of his last term.

Web links

• John R. Neal in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• John R. Neal in the database of Find a Grave (English)