Chief Counsel for the U.S. War Department Board of Appraisers; Commissioned U.S. Major Judge Advocate, April 24, 1919; South Carolina Attorney General, 1913–1919; South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1911–1912.
Born August 4, 1881, in Beaufort, South Carolina.
Education: Walsh Neck High School in Hartsville, South Carolina; Attended University of South Carolina School of Law; Admitted to the bar in December 1907.