John S. Bigby
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John Summerfield Bigby was a U.S. Representative
from Georgia
.
Born near Newnan, Georgia
, Bigby attended the common schools.
He was graduated from Emory College, Oxford, Georgia
, in 1853.
He studied law.
He 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.
Bigby was elected as a Republican
to the Forty-second
Congress (March 4, 1871-March 3, 1873).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1872 to the Forty-third
Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in Atlanta, Georgia
.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention at Cincinnati in 1876.
He became president of the Atlanta &.
West Point Railroad in 1876.
He died in Atlanta, Georgia
, March 28, 1898.
He was interred in West View Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
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Born near Newnan, Georgia
Newnan, Georgia
Newnan is a city in Coweta County, Georgia, about 30 miles southwest of Atlanta. The population was 16,242 at the 2000 Census. Newnan is one of the fastest growing cities in Georgia, with an estimated population of 27,097 in 2006 and 33,293 in July 2008...
, Bigby attended the common schools.
He was graduated from Emory College, Oxford, Georgia
Oxford, Georgia
Oxford is a city in Newton County, Georgia, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 1,892. It is the location of Oxford College of Emory University. The entire town is also designated as a shrine of the United Methodist Church. Additionally, Confederate soldiers are...
, in 1853.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1856 and commenced practice in Newnan, Georgia
Newnan, Georgia
Newnan is a city in Coweta County, Georgia, about 30 miles southwest of Atlanta. The population was 16,242 at the 2000 Census. Newnan is one of the fastest growing cities in Georgia, with an estimated population of 27,097 in 2006 and 33,293 in July 2008...
.
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.
Bigby was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Forty-second
42nd United States Congress
The Forty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873, during the third and fourth...
Congress (March 4, 1871-March 3, 1873).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1872 to the Forty-third
43rd United States Congress
The Forty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1873 to March 4, 1875, during the fifth and sixth...
Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention at Cincinnati in 1876.
He became president of the Atlanta &.
West Point Railroad in 1876.
He died in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
, March 28, 1898.
He was interred in West View Cemetery.