Lemuel P. Padgett
Lemuel Phillips Padgett (born November 28, 1855 in Columbia , Maury County , Tennessee , † August 2, 1922 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1901 and 1922 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .
Career
Lemuel Padgett first attended private schools in his home country. In 1876 he graduated from Erskine College in Due West ( South Carolina ). After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1877, he began to work in Columbia in his new profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1899 and 1901, Padgett was a member of the Tennessee Senate .
In the 1900 congressional election , Padgett was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the seventh constituency of Tennessee, where he succeeded Nicholas N. Cox on March 4, 1901 . After ten re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his death on August 2, 1922 . During this time the First World War fell . Between 1913 and 1920, the 16th , 17th , 18th and 19th amendments to the Constitution were passed in Congress. From 1911 to 1919 Lemuel Padgett was chairman of the naval committee.
Web links
- Lemuel P. Padgett in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- Lemuel P. Padgett in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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SURNAME | Padgett, Lemuel P. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Padgett, Lemuel Phillips (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 28, 1855 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Columbia , Tennessee |
DATE OF DEATH | August 2, 1922 |
Place of death | Washington, DC |