Sam D. McReynolds
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Samuel Davis McReynolds was an American
politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives
for the 3rd congressional district
of Tennessee
. He was born on a farm near Pikeville, Tennessee
in Bledsoe County on April 16, 1872. He attended the rural schools, People's College at Pikeville, Tennessee, and Cumberland University
at Lebanon, Tennessee
. He studied law, was admitted to the bar
in 1893, and commenced practice at Pikeville.
In 1894 and 1896, he served as assistant district attorney of the sixth judicial circuit court of Tennessee. He moved to Chattanooga in 1896 and continued the practice of law. He was appointed judge of the criminal court for the sixth circuit of Tennessee on April 16, 1903. He was subsequently elected and twice re-elected to the same office. He served until February 1, 1923, when he was resigned, having been elected to Congress.
He was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-eighth and to the eight succeeding Congresses. During the Seventy-second through Seventy-sixth Congresses, he was the chairman of the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs. He served from March 4, 1923 until his death. In 1933, he was a delegate to the International Monetary and Economic Conference at London
, England
. He died in Washington, D.C.
on July 11, 1939. He was interred
in Forest Hill Cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
United States
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politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
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for the 3rd congressional district
Tennessee's 3rd congressional district
The 3rd Congressional District of Tennessee is a congressional district in Tennessee. It currently includes a north-south strip in the eastern part of the state. Current Republican Representative Chuck Fleischmann has served since 2011....
of Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
. He was born on a farm near Pikeville, Tennessee
Pikeville, Tennessee
Pikeville is a city in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,781 at the 2000 census. It is also the county seat of Bledsoe County.-Geography:...
in Bledsoe County on April 16, 1872. He attended the rural schools, People's College at Pikeville, Tennessee, and 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:...
at 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...
. He studied law, was admitted to the bar
Bar association
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in 1893, and commenced practice at Pikeville.
In 1894 and 1896, he served as assistant district attorney of the sixth judicial circuit court of Tennessee. He moved to Chattanooga in 1896 and continued the practice of law. He was appointed judge of the criminal court for the sixth circuit of Tennessee on April 16, 1903. He was subsequently elected and twice re-elected to the same office. He served until February 1, 1923, when he was resigned, having been elected to Congress.
He was elected as a Democrat
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to the Sixty-eighth and to the eight succeeding Congresses. During the Seventy-second through Seventy-sixth Congresses, he was the chairman of the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs. He served from March 4, 1923 until his death. In 1933, he was a delegate to the International Monetary and Economic Conference at London
London
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, England
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. He died in Washington, D.C.
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on July 11, 1939. He was interred
Burial
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in Forest Hill Cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee.