John S. Bigby
John S. Bigby | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | |
| Preceded by | Marion Bethune |
| Succeeded by | Philip Cook |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Summerfield Bigby February 13, 1832 near Newnan, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | March 28, 1898 (aged 66) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Westview Cemetery |
| Party | Republican |
John Summerfield Bigby (February 13, 1832 – March 28, 1898) was a 19th-century lawyer, jurist and politician who served one term as a Republican United States Representative from Georgia from 1871 to 1873.
Biography
Born near Newnan, Georgia, Bigby attended the common schools. He graduated from Emory College in Oxford, Georgia in 1853. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1856 and commenced practice in Newnan, Georgia.
He served as member of the State constitutional conventions of 1867–1868. He served as solicitor general of the Tallapoosa circuit from August 1867 to September 22, 1868. He served as judge of the superior court of the same circuit from September 22, 1868, to March 3, 1871.
Congress
Bigby was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second Congress (March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873). In Congress, he voted for the Ku Klux Klan Act, which was intended to enforce restrictions on racially-motivated violence committed by private citizens.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1872 to the 43rd Congress.[2]
Later career
After serving in Congress, Bigby resumed the practice of law in Atlanta, Georgia. He served as delegate to the 1876 Republican National Convention. He became president of the Atlanta & West Point Railroad in 1876.
Death and burial
He died in Atlanta, Georgia, March 28, 1898 and was interred there in Westview Cemetery.
References
- ↑ "TO PASS H.R. 320. – House Vote #60 – Apr 7, 1871". GovTrack.us. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ↑ Congressional Reconstruction Speech by Honorable John S. Bigby of Georgia DELIVERED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 24, 1872, Library of Congress, 1872, retrieved April 21, 2020
- United States Congress. "John S. Bigby (id: B000452)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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- 1832 births
- 1898 deaths
- People from Newnan, Georgia
- Georgia (U.S. state) lawyers
- Emory University alumni
- Republican Party United States representatives from Georgia (U.S. state)
- 19th-century Georgia (U.S. state) politicians
- 19th-century Georgia (U.S. state) state court judges
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 19th-century United States representatives