U.S. Congressman. He attended Mercersburg Academy and graduated from Princeton University, in 1931. He was associated with National City Bank of New York, (1931-33), with International Business Machines, (1933-360 and district manager of an Eastman Kodak subsidiary, (1936-46). Becoming successful as an advertising executive, he was Alabama Secretary of State in 1958 and a delegate at the Republican National Convention, in 1964. In 1965, he was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-ninth Congress, serving until 1967. After his term, he resumed his advertising interest and served as a trustee in the Alabama Bankruptcy Court, (1973-85). At the time of his death at age 99, he was the oldest living former U.S. Congressman.
U.S. Congressman. He attended Mercersburg Academy and graduated from Princeton University, in 1931. He was associated with National City Bank of New York, (1931-33), with International Business Machines, (1933-360 and district manager of an Eastman Kodak subsidiary, (1936-46). Becoming successful as an advertising executive, he was Alabama Secretary of State in 1958 and a delegate at the Republican National Convention, in 1964. In 1965, he was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-ninth Congress, serving until 1967. After his term, he resumed his advertising interest and served as a trustee in the Alabama Bankruptcy Court, (1973-85). At the time of his death at age 99, he was the oldest living former U.S. Congressman.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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