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James M. Gudger Jr.

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American politician (1855–1920)

James M. Gudger Jr.
Gudgerc. 1912

Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNorth Carolina's10th district
In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915
Preceded by	John Gaston Grant
Succeeded by	James Jefferson Britt
In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907
Preceded by	District re-established
Succeeded by	William T. Crawford
Member of theNorth Carolina Senate
In office 1900

Personal details
Born	James Madison Gudger Jr. (1855-10-22)October 22, 1855 nearMarshall, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	February 29, 1920(1920-02-29) (aged 64) Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
Resting place	Riverside Cemetery
Party	Democratic
Children	Katherine
Occupation	Politician, lawyer

James Madison Gudger Jr. (October 22, 1855 – February 29, 1920) was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as aU.S. Representative fromNorth Carolina from 1903 to 1907 and again from 1911 to 1915.

He was father ofKatherine Gudger Langley.

Biography

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Born nearMarshall, North Carolina, Gudger attended the common schools at Sand Hill, North Carolina, and Emory and Henry College,Emory, Virginia.He studied law in Pearson's Law School,Asheville, North Carolina.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice inMarshall, North Carolina, in 1872.He served as member of the State senate in 1900.State solicitor of the sixteenth district in 1901 and 1902.

Congress

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Gudger was elected as aDemocrat to the Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907).He resumed the practice of law atAsheville, North Carolina.

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.