Miles Poindexter

Miles Poindexter

Miles Poindexter (born April 22, 1868 in Memphis , Tennessee , †  September 21, 1946 in Greenlee , Virginia ) was an American diplomat and politician who represented Washington state in both chambers of Congress .

Early life

Miles Poindexter was born in Tennessee and grew up in the state of Virginia. He graduated from the Fancy Hill Academy in Rockbridge County and Washington and Lee University in Lexington , where he in 1891 with a degree in law obtained.

In the same year Poindexter moved to Washington State and settled in Walla Walla . After practicing law for a few months, he was appointed Walla Walla County District Attorney in 1892 , an office Poindexter held until 1897. That year he moved to Spokane , where he served as the Assistant District Attorney for Spokane County from 1898 to 1904 . Another step up Poindexter's career ladder was his appointment to the Supreme Court Justice of Washington, which he was from 1904 to 1908.

Political career

In 1908 Poindexter ran successfully as a Republican Party member in the third congressional electoral district of Washington for a seat in the United States House of Representatives , where he served from March 4, 1909 to March 3, 1911. He was elected US Senator as early as 1910 and took office on March 4, 1911. During his tenure as senator, he changed parties three times. He was a member of the Republicans from 1911 to 1913, and from 1913 to 1915 he moved to the Progressive Party camp . However, he returned to the Republicans in 1915 and remained there until he was voted out of office in 1922. Poindexter's term ended on March 3, 1923.

That same year President appointed him Warren G. Harding for US ambassador in Peru , a diplomatic office, which Poindexter held until the 1928th That year he ran again for the office of Senator of the United States, but without success.

Late life

He settled in Virginia in the early 1930s. Poindexter, who was interested in history, wrote three books on the civilization of the Incas , of which only two, The Ayar Inca and Peruvian Pharaohs were also released.

Miles Poindexter died in 1946 at the age of 77.

Web links

• Miles Poindexter in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Miles Poindexter in the database of Find a Grave (English)