Zebulon Weaver

Zebulon Weaver

Zebulon Weaver (born May 12, 1872 in Weaverville , Buncombe County , North Carolina , †  October 29, 1948 in Asheville , North Carolina) was an American politician . Between 1917 and 1947 he represented the state of North Carolina in the US House of Representatives several times .

Career

Zebulon Weaver attended public schools in his home country and Weaver College , which he graduated from in 1889. After a subsequent law degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his admission as a lawyer in 1894, he began to work in Asheville in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . From 1907 to 1909 he was a member of the House of Representatives from North Carolina ; between 1913 and 1915 he was a member of the State Senate .

In the 1916 congressional elections , Weaver was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the tenth constituency of North Carolina , where he succeeded James Jefferson Britt , whom he had previously defeated, on March 4, 1917 . After five re-elections, he was able to complete six legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1929 . After an election objection had been granted by Britt on March 1, 1919, Weaver had to temporarily cede his mandate for three days to March 3, 1919. During his tenure at the time, the First World War and the ratification of the 18th and 19th amendments to the Constitution fell .

In 1928 Weaver was defeated by Republican George M. Pritchard . In the elections of 1930 he was then re-elected to Congress in the tenth district, where he replaced Pritchard on March 4, 1931. After seven re-elections, he was able to spend eight more terms in the US House of Representatives by January 3, 1947. Between 1933 and 1943 he represented the reintroduced eleventh electoral district and, since 1943, the likewise restored twelfth district of his state. In the 1930s, the federal government's New Deal laws were passed in Congress . Since 1941 the work of the Congress has been shaped by the events of the Second World War and its consequences. In 1933 the 20th and 21st amendments were ratified.

In 1946, Weaver was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. After retiring from Congress, he returned to Asheville as a lawyer. He died there on October 29, 1948.

Web links

• Zebulon Weaver in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Zebulon Weaver in the database of Find a Grave (English)