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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—VirginiaRobert Goode SOUTHALL
(1852-1924)
SOUTHALL, Robert Goode, a
Representative from Virginia; born at Amelia Court House, Amelia
County, Va., December 26, 1852; attended the Washington Academy and
High School of Amelia County; deputy clerk of Nottaway County in
1873 and 1874; was graduated from the law department of the
University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1876; was admitted to
the bar in 1877 and commenced practice at Amelia Court House;
prosecuting attorney for Amelia County, Va., 1884-1902; delegate to
the Democratic National Conventions in 1888 and 1896; member of the
State house of delegates 1899-1904; elected as a Democrat to the
Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1903-March 3,
1907); resumed the practice of his profession in Amelia County,
Va.; served as a judge of the fourth judicial circuit court of
Virginia from January 1912, until his death in Baltimore, Md., May
25, 1924; interment in Amelia Cemetery, Amelia Court House, Va.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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