Miles C. Allgood
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Miles Clayton Allgood was a U.S. Representative
from Alabama
.
Born in Chepultepec (now Allgood
), Blount County, Alabama
, Allgood attended the common schools of his native county and was graduated from the State Normal College at Florence, Alabama
(now the University of North Alabama
), in 1898.
He taught school in Blount County. He then was the tax assessor of Blount County, Alabama
from 1900 to 1909.
He served as member of the State Democratic executive committee 1908-1910.
Blount County agricultural demonstration agent 1910-1913.
State auditor of Alabama 1914-1918.
State commissioner of agriculture and industries 1918-1922.
Allgood was elected as a delegate at large from Alabama to the Democratic National Convention at San Francisco in 1920.
Allgood was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-eighth
Congress and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1923-January 3, 1935).
He served as chairman of the Committee on War Claims (Seventy-second
and Seventy-third
Congresses).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1934.
He served as a member of the Farm Security Administration from September 4, 1935, until he retired on December 1, 1943.
Made an unsuccessful campaign for State treasurer in 1954.
He retired.
He died in Fort Payne, Alabama
, March 4, 1977.
He was interred in Valley Head Cemetery, Valley Head, Alabama
.
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 Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
.
Born in Chepultepec (now Allgood
Allgood, Alabama
Allgood is a town in Blount County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 629. According to the 2005 U.S. Census estimates, the town had a population of 693. The mayor of Allgood, Alabama, is Nell Payne...
), Blount County, Alabama
Blount County, Alabama
Blount County is a county located in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 57,322. Its county seat is Oneonta.Blount County is a dry county.-History:...
, Allgood attended the common schools of his native county and was graduated from the State Normal College at Florence, Alabama
Florence, Alabama
Florence is the county seat of Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States, in the northwestern corner of the state.According to the 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the city's population was 36,721....
(now the University of North Alabama
University of North Alabama
The University of North Alabama is a coeducational university located in Florence, Alabama, and the state's oldest four-year public university....
), in 1898.
He taught school in Blount County. He then was the tax assessor of Blount County, Alabama
Blount County, Alabama
Blount County is a county located in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 57,322. Its county seat is Oneonta.Blount County is a dry county.-History:...
from 1900 to 1909.
He served as member of the State Democratic executive committee 1908-1910.
Blount County agricultural demonstration agent 1910-1913.
State auditor of Alabama 1914-1918.
State commissioner of agriculture and industries 1918-1922.
Allgood was elected as a delegate at large from Alabama to the Democratic National Convention at San Francisco in 1920.
Allgood was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Sixty-eighth
68th United States Congress
The Sixty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1923 to March 4, 1925, during the last months of...
Congress and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1923-January 3, 1935).
He served as chairman of the Committee on War Claims (Seventy-second
72nd United States Congress
The Seventy-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1931 to March 4, 1933, during the last two years...
and Seventy-third
73rd United States Congress
The Seventy-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935, during the first two years...
Congresses).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1934.
He served as a member of the Farm Security Administration from September 4, 1935, until he retired on December 1, 1943.
Made an unsuccessful campaign for State treasurer in 1954.
He retired.
He died in Fort Payne, Alabama
Fort Payne, Alabama
Fort Payne is a city in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 12,938. The city is the county seat of DeKalb County. It bills itself as the "Official Sock Capital of the World."...
, March 4, 1977.
He was interred in Valley Head Cemetery, Valley Head, Alabama
Valley Head, Alabama
Valley Head is a town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 611.-Geography:Valley Head is located at .According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
.