Joseph M. Terrell
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Joseph Meriwether Terrell (June 6, 1861 November 17, 1912) was a United States Senator and the 57th Governor of Georgia
. Born in Greenville
, he attended the common schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar
in 1882, commencing practice in Greenville.
Terrell was a self-declared "uncompromising friend of common school education,"
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 had a stroke in February 1911 and in July 14, of the same year, when he resigned. He again resumed the practice of law in Atlanta although in poor health and died there from Bright's Disease
, survived by his wife on on November 17, 1912.
Interment was in the City Cemetery, Greenville.
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...
. Born in Greenville
Greenville, Georgia
Greenville is a city in Meriwether County, Georgia, United States. The population was 946 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Meriwether County. southwest of Atlanta...
, he attended the common schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar
Bar (law)
Bar in a legal context has three possible meanings: the division of a courtroom between its working and public areas; the process of qualifying to practice law; and the legal profession.-Courtroom division:...
in 1882, commencing practice in Greenville.
Terrell was a self-declared "uncompromising friend of common school education,"
Terrell was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives
Georgia House of Representatives
The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia.-Composition:...
from 1884 to 1887, and a member of the Georgia Senate
Georgia Senate
The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly .-Composition:According to the state constitution of 1983, this body is to be composed of no more than 56 members elected for two-year terms. Current state law provides for 56 members...
in 1890. He served as state attorney general
Attorney General
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.The term is used to refer to any person...
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
Alexander S. Clay
Alexander Stephens Clay was a United States Senator from Georgia.Clay was born in Powder Springs, Georgia, and graduated from Hiwassee College in Tennessee in 1875. He was admitted to the bar in 1877 and commenced practice in Marietta, Georgia...
, serving from November 17, 1910 to had a stroke in February 1911 and in July 14, of the same year, when he resigned. He again resumed the practice of law in Atlanta although in poor health and died there from Bright's Disease
Bright's disease
Bright's disease is a historical classification of kidney diseases that would be described in modern medicine as acute or chronic nephritis. The term is no longer used, as diseases are now classified according to their more fully understood causes....
, survived by his wife on on November 17, 1912.
Interment was in the City Cemetery, Greenville.