James M. Gudger Jr. ca. 1912 James Madison Gudger Jr. (October 22, 1855 – February 29, 1920) was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as a

U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Article One of th ...

from

North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

from 1903 to 1907 and again from 1911 to 1915. He was father of Katherine Gudger Langley.

Biography

Born near

Marshall, North Carolina Marshall is a town in Madison County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 777 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, down from 872 in 2010 United States census, 2010. It is the county seat of Madison County. History During ...

, Gudger attended the common schools at Sand Hill, North Carolina, and Emory and Henry College,

Emory, Virginia Emory is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,237 at the 2020 census down from 1,251 at the 2010 census. The community is named for and is the location of Emory and Henry College. It ...

. He studied law in Pearson's Law School,

Asheville, North Carolina Asheville ( ) is a city in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. Located at the confluence of the French Broad River, French Broad and Swannanoa River, Swannanoa rivers, it is the county seat of Buncombe County. It is the most populou ...

. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in

, in 1872. He served as member of the State senate in 1900. State solicitor of the sixteenth district in 1901 and 1902.

Congress

Gudger was elected as a

Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (Cyprus) (DCY) **Democratic Part ...

to the Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907). He resumed the practice of law at

. Gudger was elected to the Sixty-second and Sixty-third Congresses (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Sixty-third Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth Congress.

Later career and death

He again resumed the practice of his profession. He died in

, February 29, 1920. He was interred in Riverside Cemetery.

Sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gudger, James M. Jr. 1855 births 1920 deaths People from Marshall, North Carolina Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina Democratic Party North Carolina state senators 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives