Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1861, Nov. 6 | Born, Crawfordsville, Miss. |
| 1883 | A.B., Southwestern Presbyterian University, Clarksville, Tenn. |
| 1883-1884 | Special student, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. |
| 1885 | LL.B., University of Texas, Austin, Tex. Admitted to Texas bar |
| 1885-1900 | Practiced law |
| 1891-1894 | Assistant city attorney, Austin, Tex. |
| 1892 | Declined appointment as assistant state attorney general |
| 1893 | Married Julia Nalle |
| 1899-1907 | Regent, University of Texas, Austin, Tex. |
| 1900 | Formed firm of Gregory & Batts; firm employed by the state of Texas as special counsel to prosecute corporations for anti-trust violations |
| 1904 | Delegate, Democratic national convention and member of committee on credentials |
| 1908-1913 | Member, firm of Gregory, Batts & Brooks |
| 1912 | Delegate and vice president, Democratic national convention |
| 1913 | Special assistant to United States attorney general in charge of investigation and prosecution of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. for violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act |
| 1914-1919 | Attorney general of the United States |
| 1919 | Became member of firm of Gregory & Todd, Washington, D.C. |
| 1919-1920 | Member, President Wilson's second Industrial Conference, Washington, D.C. |
| 1933, Feb. 26 | Died, New York, N.Y |