Robert Goode Southall | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromVirginia's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 | |
| Preceded by | Francis R. Lassiter |
| Succeeded by | Francis R. Lassiter |
| Member of theVirginia House of Delegates fromNottoway andAmelia Counties | |
| In office 1900–1903 | |
| Preceded by | James Mann |
| Succeeded by | Henry Lee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1852-12-26)December 26, 1852 |
| Died | May 25, 1924(1924-05-25) (aged 71) |
| Resting place | Amelia Cemetery, Amelia Court House, Virginia |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia |
| Profession | lawyer,judge |
Robert Goode Southall (December 26, 1852 – May 25, 1924), was an American politician and lawyer, noteworthy as theU.S. representative fromVirginia.
Born atAmelia Court House, Virginia, Southall attended the Washington Academy and High School ofAmelia County, and was Deputy Clerk ofNottoway County in 1873 and 1874.
Southall graduated from the law department of theUniversity of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1876. He wasadmitted to the bar in 1877, and commenced practice at Amelia Court House. He later served asprosecuting attorney for Amelia County, Virginia, from 1884 to 1902.
Southall served as delegate to theDemocratic National Conventions in 1888 and 1896, and served as member of theVirginia House of Delegates from 1899 to 1904. He was elected as aDemocrat to theFifty-eighth andFifty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907).
He then resumed the practice of law inAmelia County, Virginia, and served as a judge of the fourth judicial circuit court of Virginia from January 1912, until his death inBaltimore, Maryland, May 25, 1924(1924-05-25) (aged 71).
Southall was interred in Amelia Cemetery, Amelia Court House, Virginia.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromVirginia's 4th congressional district 1903–1907 | Succeeded by Francis R. Lassiter |
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