Philip H. Stoll
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Philip Henry Stoll was a U.S. Representative
from South Carolina
.
Born in Little Rock, Marion (now Dillon) County, South Carolina, Stoll attended the public schools.
He graduated from Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina
, in 1897.
He was a teacher in the public schools 1897-1901.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1901 and commenced practice in Kingstree, South Carolina
.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1905-1906.
He served as solicitor of the third judicial circuit from 1908 to 1917, when he resigned.
He served as chairman of the Democratic county committee and member of the Democratic State committee 1908-1918.
Commissioned as a major in the Judge Advocate General's Department of the United States Army
in 1917.
He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in 1918 and served throughout the First World War.
Stoll was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of J. Willard Ragsdale.
He was reelected to the Sixty-seventh Congress and served from October 7, 1919, to March 3, 1923.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1922.
He resumed the practice of law.
He was again a member of the State house of representatives from 1929 to 1931.
Stoll was elected as a judge of the third judicial circuit of South Carolina in 1931 and served until December 6, 1946, when he retired.
He died in Columbia, South Carolina
, October 29, 1958.
He was interred in Williamsburg Presbyterian Cemetery, Kingstree, South Carolina
.
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 South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
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Born in Little Rock, Marion (now Dillon) County, South Carolina, Stoll attended the public schools.
He graduated from Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Spartanburg, South Carolina
thgSpartanburg is the largest city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in the Upstate region of South Carolina, and is located northwest of Columbia, west of Charlotte, and about northeast of...
, in 1897.
He was a teacher in the public schools 1897-1901.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1901 and commenced practice in Kingstree, South Carolina
Kingstree, South Carolina
Kingstree is a town in and the county seat of Williamsburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,328 at the 2010 census.-History:...
.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1905-1906.
He served as solicitor of the third judicial circuit from 1908 to 1917, when he resigned.
He served as chairman of the Democratic county committee and member of the Democratic State committee 1908-1918.
Commissioned as a major in the Judge Advocate General's Department of the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
in 1917.
He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in 1918 and served throughout the First World War.
Stoll 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-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of J. Willard Ragsdale.
He was reelected to the Sixty-seventh Congress and served from October 7, 1919, to March 3, 1923.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1922.
He resumed the practice of law.
He was again a member of the State house of representatives from 1929 to 1931.
Stoll was elected as a judge of the third judicial circuit of South Carolina in 1931 and served until December 6, 1946, when he retired.
He died in Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan...
, October 29, 1958.
He was interred in Williamsburg Presbyterian Cemetery, Kingstree, South Carolina
Kingstree, South Carolina
Kingstree is a town in and the county seat of Williamsburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,328 at the 2010 census.-History:...
.