 |
History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeJohn Chiles HOUK
(1860-1923)
HOUK, John Chiles, (son of
Leonidas Campbell Houk), a Representative from Tennessee; born in
Clinton, Anderson County, Tenn., February 26, 1860; attended the
local schools; moved with his parents to Knoxville in 1871; was
graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville; employed
as a clerk in the Pension Bureau at Washington, D.C., 1881-1883;
studied law at Columbian (now George Washington) University,
Washington, D.C.; was admitted to the bar in 1884 and commenced
practice in Knoxville; secretary of the State Republican committee
for four years; Assistant Doorkeeper of the House of
Representatives in the Fifty-first Congress; elected as a
Republican to the Fifty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of his father, Leonidas C. Houk; reelected to the
Fifty-third Congress and served from December 7, 1891, to March 3,
1895; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894; served in the
State senate, 1897-1899, 1911-1913, and 1917-1923; resumed the
practice of law in Knoxville, Tenn.; died in Fountain City, Knox
County, Tenn., June 3, 1923; interment in Greenwood Cemetery,
Knoxville, Tenn.
Bibliography
Archer, Claude J. “The Life of John Chiles Houk.”
Master’s thesis, University of Tennessee, 1941.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
Related Links
|
24 X 7
Private Tutor
|
24 x 7 Tutor Availability |
|
|
Unlimited Online Tutoring |
|
|
1-on-1 Tutoring |
|
