Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1880, April 25 | Born, Collinsville, Miss. |
| 1900 | A.B., University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky. |
| 1901 | LL.B., University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss., and admitted to the Mississippi bar |
| 1912-1920 | Attorney general of Mississippi |
| 1919 | Ran unsuccessfully for governor of Mississippi |
| 1921-1935 | United States representative, fifth district of Mississippi |
| 1930 | LL.D., Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky. |
| 1934 | Ran unsuccessfully for United States Senate against Theodore Gilmore Bilbo |
| 1937-1943 | United States Representative, fifth district of Mississippi |
| 1941 | Ran unsuccessfuly for United States Senate |
| 1943 | Resumed law practice |
| 1968, July 14 | Died, Meridian, Miss. |