Joseph M. Terrell
| Joseph M. Terrell | |
|---|---|
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| United States Senator from Georgia | |
| In office November 17, 1910 – July 14, 1911 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander S. Clay |
| Succeeded by | M. Hoke Smith |
| 57th Governor of Georgia | |
| In office October 25, 1902 – June 29, 1907 | |
| Preceded by | Allen D. Candler |
| Succeeded by | Hoke Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 6, 1861 Greenville, Georgia |
| Died | November 17, 1912 (aged 51) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Political party | Democratic |
Joseph Meriwether Terrell (June 6, 1861 – November 17, 1912) was a United States Senator and the 57th Governor of Georgia.
Background
Born in Greenville, he was the son of Dr. Joel Edgar Green and Sarah Rebecca (Anthony) Terrell.[1] He attended the common schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1882, commencing practice in Greenville.
On October 19, 1886, he married Jessie Lee Spivey. They had no children.[1]
Terrell was a self-declared "uncompromising friend of common school education."[2]
Terrell was of entirely English ancestry and is of partial Norman descent.[3] He is a fourth generation great-grandson of William and Susannah (Waters) Terrell.[1] As a result, he is distantly related to both Barack Obama and Jimmy Carter.[4]
Career
Terrell was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1884 to 1887, and a member of the Georgia Senate in 1890. He served as state attorney general from 1892 to 1902, and Governor of Georgia from 1902 to 1907. He resumed the practice of law in Atlanta, and was appointed to the U.S. Senate as a Democrat to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Alexander S. Clay, serving from November 17, 1910 to July 14, 1911, when he resigned. Terrell suffered a stroke in February of 1911. He again resumed the practice of law in Atlanta although in poor health and died there from Bright's Disease on November 17, 1912. He was survived by his wife.[5]
Interment was in the City Cemetery, Greenville.
External links
- Joseph M. Terrell at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Find-A-Grave biography
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dicken, Emma. Terrell Genealogy. San Antonio, Texas: The Naylor Company. pp. 159–160.
He was a member of the Georgia Legislature 1884- 1890; Attorney General of Georgia 1892-1902; governor of Georgia 1902-1907; a U. S. Senator in the 61st Congress.
- ↑ http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2139
- ↑ Further Genealogical Notes on the Tyrrell-Terrell Family of Virginia and Its English and Norman-French Progenitors page 40
- ↑ Reitwiesner, William Addams. "Ancestry of Barack Obama". William Addams Reitwiesner Genealogical Services. Washington, DC. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2139
Notes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Allen D. Candler |
Governor of Georgia 1902–1907 |
Succeeded by Hoke Smith |
| United States Senate | ||
| Preceded by Alexander S. Clay |
U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Georgia 1910–1911 |
Succeeded by Hoke Smith |
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