Henderson M. Jacoway
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Henderson Madison Jacoway (November 7, 1870 - August 4, 1947) was a U.S. Representative
from Arkansas
.
Born in Dardanelle, Arkansas
, Jacoway attended the common schools.
He was graduated from the Dardanelle High School in 1887, from the Winchester Normal College, Winchester, Tennessee
, in 1892, and from the law department of Vanderbilt University
, Nashville, Tennessee
, in 1898.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1898 and commenced practice in Dardanelle.
Secretary of the so-called Dawes Commission, engaged in distributing the estates of the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians in the then Indian Territory.
He served as prosecuting attorney of the fifth judicial district 1904-1908.
He served as member of the State Democratic central committee 1910-1912.
Jacoway was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-second
and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1911-March 3, 1923).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1922.
He moved to Little Rock, Arkansas
, in 1922 and served as vice president of the People's Savings Bank 1923-1929.
He resumed the practice of law.
Regional counsel of the Social Security Board for the States of Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas from 1936 to 1945.
He died in Little Rock, Arkansas
, August 4, 1947.
He was interred in Roselawn Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
.
Born in Dardanelle, Arkansas
Dardanelle, Arkansas
Dardanelle is a city in Yell County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 4,228 at the 2000 census. Along with Danville, it is one of two county seats for Yell County...
, Jacoway attended the common schools.
He was graduated from the Dardanelle High School in 1887, from the Winchester Normal College, Winchester, Tennessee
Winchester, Tennessee
Winchester is a city in and the county seat of Franklin County, Tennessee, United States. It is part of the Tullahoma, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
, in 1892, and from the law department of Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the...
, Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, in 1898.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1898 and commenced practice in Dardanelle.
Secretary of the so-called Dawes Commission, engaged in distributing the estates of the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians in the then Indian Territory.
He served as prosecuting attorney of the fifth judicial district 1904-1908.
He served as member of the State Democratic central committee 1910-1912.
Jacoway was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Sixty-second
62nd United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Democratic : 230 * Republican : 162* Socialist : 1* Independent : 1TOTAL members: 394-Senate:* President: James S...
and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1911-March 3, 1923).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1922.
He moved to Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
, in 1922 and served as vice president of the People's Savings Bank 1923-1929.
He resumed the practice of law.
Regional counsel of the Social Security Board for the States of Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas from 1936 to 1945.
He died in Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
, August 4, 1947.
He was interred in Roselawn Cemetery.