Charles L. South | |
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| Member of theTexas House of Representatives | |
| In office 1947–1948 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromTexas's21st district | |
| In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | O. C. Fisher |
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| Born | Charles Lacy South (1892-07-22)July 22, 1892 nearDamascus, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | December 20, 1965(1965-12-20) (aged 73) Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Coleman Cemetery,Coleman, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Simmons College |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer, judge, educator |
Charles Lacy South (July 22, 1892 – December 20, 1965) was an American educator, lawyer and politician who served four terms as aU.S. Representative fromTexas from 1935 to 1943.
Born on a farm nearDamascus, Virginia. South moved with his parents toCallahan County, Texas, in 1898 and toColeman County, Texas, in 1914.He attended the public schools andSimmons College atAbilene, Texas, in 1915 and 1916.
He taught in the Coleman County, Texas, public schools from 1914 to 1920.
He served as superintendent of schools of Coleman County from 1921 to 1925. He studied law and wasadmitted to the bar in 1925. He served as county judge from 1925 to 1931 and as district attorney for the thirty-fifth judicial district from 1930 to 1934.
South was elected as aDemocrat to theSeventy-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1935 to January 3, 1943.He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in the first primary in 1942 and later withdrew.
He engaged in the practice of law inColeman, Texas. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1947 and 1948. He was a resident ofAustin, Texas, from 1948 until his death.
He died in Austin on December 20, 1965, and was interred in Coleman Cemetery,Coleman, Texas.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by District created | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromTexas's 21st congressional district 1935–1943 | Succeeded by |
