James M. Griggs
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James Mathews Griggs was a U.S. Representative
from Georgia
.
Born in Lagrange, Georgia
, Griggs attended the common schools and was graduated from the Peabody Normal College, Nashville, Tennessee
, in 1881.
He taught school and studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1883 and commenced the practice of law in Alapaha, Georgia
.
He engaged in the newspaper business.
He moved to Dawson, Georgia, in 1885.
Griggs was elected by the legislature solicitor general of the Pataula judicial circuit in 1888.
He was reelected in 1892 and served until his resignation in 1893 to accept appointment by the Governor as judge of the Pataula judicial circuit.
Griggs was elected to the same office by the legislature.
He was reelected and served until his resignation in 1896 to accept the Democratic nomination for Congress.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1892.
He served as chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee 1904-1908.
Griggs was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-fifth
and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, until his death in Dawson, Georgia, January 5, 1910.
He was interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
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Born in Lagrange, Georgia
LaGrange, Georgia
LaGrange is a city in Troup County, Georgia, United States. It is named after the country estate near Paris of the Marquis de La Fayette, who visited the area in 1825. The population was 24,998 at the 2000 census...
, Griggs attended the common schools and was graduated from the Peabody Normal College, 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 1881.
He taught school and studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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in 1883 and commenced the practice of law in Alapaha, Georgia
Alapaha, Georgia
Alapaha is a town in Berrien County, Georgia, along the Alapaha River. The population was 682 at the 2000 census.Alapaha developed from a trade settlement on the site of a Seminole village with the same name...
.
He engaged in the newspaper business.
He moved to Dawson, Georgia, in 1885.
Griggs was elected by the legislature solicitor general of the Pataula judicial circuit in 1888.
He was reelected in 1892 and served until his resignation in 1893 to accept appointment by the Governor as judge of the Pataula judicial circuit.
Griggs was elected to the same office by the legislature.
He was reelected and served until his resignation in 1896 to accept the Democratic nomination for Congress.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1892.
He served as chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee 1904-1908.
Griggs was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Fifty-fifth
55th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:* Republican: 206 * Democratic: 124* Populist: 22* Silver Republican: 3* Silver: 1* Independent Republican: 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Garret Hobart * President pro tempore: William P...
and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, until his death in Dawson, Georgia, January 5, 1910.
He was interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery.