Malcolm C. Tarver
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Malcolm Connor Tarver was a U.S. Representative
from Georgia
.
Born in Rural Vale, Georgia, Tarver attended the public schools.
He was graduated from the law department of Mercer University
, Macon, Georgia
, in 1904.
He was admitted to the bar
the same year and commenced practice in Dalton, Georgia
.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1909-1912.
He served in the State senate in 1913 and 1914.
He served as judge of the superior courts, Cherokee Circuit, Georgia from 1917 to 1927.
Tarver was elected as a Democrat
to the Seventieth
and to the nine succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1927-January 3, 1947).
He was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1933 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against Harold Louderback
, judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1946.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Dalton, Georgia
, March 5, 1960.
He was interred in West Hill Cemetery.
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 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 in Rural Vale, Georgia, Tarver attended the public schools.
He was graduated from the law department of Mercer University
Mercer University
Mercer University is an independent, private, coeducational university with a Baptist heritage located in the U.S. state of Georgia. Mercer is the only university of its size in the United States that offers programs in eleven diversified fields of study: liberal arts, business, education, music,...
, Macon, Georgia
Macon, Georgia
Macon is a city located in central Georgia, US. Founded at the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is part of the Macon metropolitan area, and the county seat of Bibb County. A small portion of the city extends into Jones County. Macon is the biggest city in central Georgia...
, in 1904.
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...
the same year and commenced practice in Dalton, Georgia
Dalton, Georgia
Dalton is a city in Whitfield County, Georgia, United States. It is the county seat of Whitfield County and the principal city of the Dalton, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of both Murray and Whitfield counties. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 33,128...
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He served as member of the State house of representatives 1909-1912.
He served in the State senate in 1913 and 1914.
He served as judge of the superior courts, Cherokee Circuit, Georgia from 1917 to 1927.
Tarver 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 Seventieth
70th United States Congress
The Seventieth 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, 1927 to March 3, 1929, during the last two years of...
and to the nine succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1927-January 3, 1947).
He was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1933 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against Harold Louderback
Harold Louderback
Harold Louderback was a United States District Court judge from California. He was the eleventh federal official to be served with Articles of Impeachment and was ultimately acquitted of these charges....
, judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
The United States District Court for the Northern District of California is the federal United States district court whose jurisdiction comprises following counties of California: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San...
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He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1946.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Dalton, Georgia
Dalton, Georgia
Dalton is a city in Whitfield County, Georgia, United States. It is the county seat of Whitfield County and the principal city of the Dalton, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of both Murray and Whitfield counties. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 33,128...
, March 5, 1960.
He was interred in West Hill Cemetery.