William Harrell Felton

William Harrell Felton

William Harrell Felton (born June 19, 1823 in Lexington , Georgia , †  September 24, 1909 in Cartersville , Georgia) was an American politician . Between 1875 and 1881 he represented the state of Georgia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Felton attended the public schools of his home country and then studied until 1843 at the University of Georgia in Athens . After a subsequent medical degree at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta and his approval as a doctor in 1844, he began to work in his new profession. He also worked as a teacher and in agriculture. In 1851, Felton was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives. He was also active in the Methodist Church . In 1857 he was ordained a minister. During the civil war he worked as a doctor.

In the congressional election of 1874 , Felton was elected as an independent candidate in the seventh constituency of Georgia to the House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Pierce M. B. Young on March 4, 1875 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1881 . In the elections of 1880 he was not re-elected.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Felton was again active as a clergyman. He also worked in agriculture again. Between 1884 and 1890 he was again in the Georgia House of Representatives. He was also a curator of the University of Georgia from 1886 to 1892. He died in Cartersville on September 24, 1909.

His wife, Rebecca Ann Latimer Felton , was named the United States' first female Senator in 1922.

Web links

• William Harrell Felton in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William Harrell Felton in the database of Find a Grave (English)