John C. Houk
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John Chiles Houk was an American
politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives
for the 2nd congressional district
of Tennessee
.
in Anderson County
on February 26, 1860. He attended the local schools, moved with his parents to Knoxville
in 1871, and graduated from the University of Tennessee
at Knoxville. He was employed as a clerk in the Pensions Bureau at Washington, D.C.
from 1881 to 1883. He studied law at Columbian (now George Washington) University
in Washington, D.C.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1884, and he commenced practice in Knoxville.
He served as a secretary of the state Republican
committee for four years. He was Assistant Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives in the Fifty-first Congress. He was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his father, Leonidas C. Houk
. He was re-elected to the Fifty-third Congress and served from December 7, 1891 to March 3, 1895. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1894.
He served in the Tennessee Senate
from 1897 to 1899, from 1911 to 1913, and from 1917 to 1923. He resumed the practice of law in Knoxville, Tennessee. He died in Fountain City, Tennessee
in Knox County
on June 3, 1923. He was interred
in Greenwood Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee.
United States
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politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
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for the 2nd congressional district
Tennessee's 2nd congressional district
The 2nd congressional district of Tennessee is a congressional district in Tennessee. It currently includes the east central part of the state....
of Tennessee
Tennessee
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.
Biography
He was born in Clinton, TennesseeClinton, Tennessee
Clinton is a city in Anderson County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 9,409 at the United States Census, 2000. It is the county seat of Anderson County. Clinton is included in the "Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area".-Geography:...
in Anderson County
Anderson County, Tennessee
Anderson County is a U.S. county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, its population is 75,129. Its county seat is Clinton.It is included in the Knoxville, Tennessee, Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
on February 26, 1860. He attended the local schools, moved with his parents to Knoxville
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
in 1871, and graduated from the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
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at Knoxville. He was employed as a clerk in the Pensions Bureau at Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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from 1881 to 1883. He studied law at Columbian (now George Washington) University
George Washington University
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in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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He was admitted to the bar
Bar association
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in 1884, and he commenced practice in Knoxville.
He served as a secretary of the state Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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committee for four years. He was Assistant Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives in the Fifty-first Congress. He was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Fifty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his father, Leonidas C. Houk
Leonidas C. Houk
Leonidas Campbell Houk was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 2nd congressional district of Tennessee...
. He was re-elected to the Fifty-third Congress and served from December 7, 1891 to March 3, 1895. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1894.
He served in the Tennessee Senate
Tennessee Senate
The Tennessee Senate is the upper house of the Tennessee state legislature, which is known formally as the Tennessee General Assembly.The Tennessee Senate, according to the state constitution of 1870, is composed of 33 members, one-third the size of the Tennessee House of Representatives. Senators...
from 1897 to 1899, from 1911 to 1913, and from 1917 to 1923. He resumed the practice of law in Knoxville, Tennessee. He died in Fountain City, Tennessee
Fountain City, Tennessee
Fountain City is a neighborhood in northern Knoxville, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. Although not a census-designated place , the populations of the two zip codes that serve Fountain City— 37918 and 37912— were 36,815 and 18,695, respectively, as of the 2000 U.S. census...
in Knox County
Knox County, Tennessee
Knox County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Its 2007 population was estimated at 423,874 by the United States Census Bureau. Its county seat is Knoxville, as it has been since the creation of the county. The county is at the geographical center of the Great Valley of East Tennessee...
on June 3, 1923. He was interred
Burial
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in Greenwood Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee.