Adam M. Byrd
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Adam Monroe Byrd was a U.S. Representative
from Mississippi
.
Born in Sumter County, Alabama
, Byrd moved to Neshoba County, Mississippi
.
He attended the common schools and Cooper Institute in Daleville.
He was graduated from Cumberland School of Law
at Cumberland University
, Lebanon, Tennessee
, in 1884.
He was admitted to the bar in 1885 and commenced practice in Philadelphia, Mississippi
.
Superintendent of education for Neshoba County 1887-1889.
He served as member of the State senate 1889-1896.
He served in the State house of representatives in 1896 and 1897, when he resigned.
He served as prosecuting attorney for the tenth judicial district in 1897.
He served as judge of the sixth chancery district from 1897 until his resignation in 1903.
Byrd was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1903-March 3, 1911).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1910.
He resumed the practice of law in Philadelphia, Mississippi
.
He died at Hot Springs, Arkansas
, June 21, 1912.
He was interred in Town Cemetery, Philadelphia, Mississippi
.
He is also honored by a secret society similar to a college fraternity that has been active since 1928 at the Philadelphia High School in Philadelphia, Mississippi.
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 Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
.
Born in Sumter County, Alabama
Sumter County, Alabama
Sumter County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama.Its name is in honor of General Thomas Sumter of South Carolina. As of 2010, the population was 13,763. Its county seat is Livingston.-History:...
, Byrd moved to Neshoba County, Mississippi
Neshoba County, Mississippi
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 28,684 people, 10,694 households, and 7,742 families residing in the county. The population density was 50 people per square mile . There were 11,980 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile...
.
He attended the common schools and Cooper Institute in Daleville.
He was graduated from Cumberland School of Law
Cumberland School of Law
Cumberland School of Law is an ABA accredited law school at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. The 11th oldest law school in the United States, it is 160 years old and has more than 11,000 graduates. Its alumni include two United States Supreme Court Justices; Nobel Peace Prize recipient...
at Cumberland University
Cumberland University
Cumberland University is a private university in Lebanon, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1842, though the current campus buildings were constructed between 1892 and 1896.-History:...
, Lebanon, Tennessee
Lebanon, Tennessee
Lebanon is a city in Wilson County, Tennessee, in the United States. The population was 20,235 at the 2000 census. It serves as the county seat of Wilson County. Lebanon is located in middle Tennessee, approximately 25 miles east of downtown Nashville. Local residents have also called it...
, in 1884.
He was admitted to the bar in 1885 and commenced practice in Philadelphia, Mississippi
Philadelphia, Mississippi
Philadelphia is a city in and the county seat of Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,303 at the 2000 census.- History :...
.
Superintendent of education for Neshoba County 1887-1889.
He served as member of the State senate 1889-1896.
He served in the State house of representatives in 1896 and 1897, when he resigned.
He served as prosecuting attorney for the tenth judicial district in 1897.
He served as judge of the sixth chancery district from 1897 until his resignation in 1903.
Byrd 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 Fifty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1903-March 3, 1911).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1910.
He resumed the practice of law in Philadelphia, Mississippi
Philadelphia, Mississippi
Philadelphia is a city in and the county seat of Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,303 at the 2000 census.- History :...
.
He died at Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs is the 10th most populous city in the U.S. state of Arkansas, the county seat of Garland County, and the principal city of the Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area encompassing all of Garland County...
, June 21, 1912.
He was interred in Town Cemetery, Philadelphia, Mississippi
Philadelphia, Mississippi
Philadelphia is a city in and the county seat of Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,303 at the 2000 census.- History :...
.
He is also honored by a secret society similar to a college fraternity that has been active since 1928 at the Philadelphia High School in Philadelphia, Mississippi.
External links
- Adam M. Byrd at Find-A-Grave