Joseph M. Terrell | |
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 Terrell in 1911 | |
| United States Senator fromGeorgia | |
| In office November 17, 1910 – July 14, 1911 | |
| Appointed by | Joseph Mackey Brown |
| Preceded by | Alexander S. Clay |
| Succeeded by | M. Hoke Smith |
| 57th Governor of Georgia | |
| In office October 25, 1902 – June 29, 1907 | |
| Preceded by | Allen D. Candler |
| Succeeded by | Hoke Smith |
| 37thAttorney General of Georgia | |
| In office 1892–1902 | |
| Governor | William J. Northen William Yates Atkinson Allen D. Candler |
| Preceded by | W.A. Little |
| Succeeded by | Boykin Wright |
| Member of theGeorgia Senate | |
| In office 1890–1892 | |
| Member of theGeorgia House of Representatives | |
| In office 1884–1887 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Meriwether Terrell (1861-06-06)June 6, 1861 Greenville,Georgia, C.S. |
| Died | November 17, 1912(1912-11-17) (aged 51) |
| Party | Democratic |
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Joseph Meriwether Terrell (June 6, 1861 – November 17, 1912) was aUnited States Senator and the57th Governor ofGeorgia.
Born inGreenville, he was the son of Sarah Rebecca (née Anthony) and Dr. Joel Edgar Green Terrell.[1] He attended the common schools, studied law, and was admitted to thebar in 1882, commencing practice in Greenville.
On October 19, 1886, he married Jessie Lee Spivey. They had no children.[1]
Terrell was a self-declared "uncompromising friend of common school education."[2]
Terrell was ofEnglish ancestry and of partial Norman descent.[3]
Terrell was a member of theGeorgia House of Representatives from 1884 to 1887, and a member of theGeorgia Senate in 1890. He served as stateattorney general from 1892 to 1902, andGovernor of Georgia from 1902 to 1907, marred by theAtlanta race riot of 1906.[4] He resumed the practice of law inAtlanta, and was appointed to the U.S. Senate as aDemocrat to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofAlexander S. Clay, serving from November 17, 1910, to July 14, 1911, when he resigned. Terrell suffered a stroke in February 1911.[5]
He again resumed the practice of law in Atlanta although in poor health and died there fromBright's Disease on November 17, 1912. He was survived by his wife.[2][5]
Interment was in the City Cemetery, Greenville.
TheLiberty shipJoseph M. Terrell was named for him.[6] Terrell Hall, on the campus of Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, was also named for him.[7]
He was a member of the Georgia Legislature 1884- 1890; Attorney General of Georgia 1892-1902; governor of Georgia 1902-1907; a U. S. Senator in the 61st Congress.
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forGovernor of Georgia 1902, 1904 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Governor of Georgia 1902–1907 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Georgia 1910–1911 | Succeeded by |
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