Stephen Brundidge Jr.

Stephen Brundidge Jr. (January 1, 1857 – January 14, 1938) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as and a U.S. Representative from Arkansas from 1897 to 1909.

Stephen Brundidge Jr.
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Arkansas
In office
March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1909
Preceded byRobert Neill
Succeeded byWilliam A. Oldfield
Constituency6th district (1897–1903)
2nd district (1903–1909)
Personal details
BornJanuary 1, 1857 (1857-01)
Searcy, Arkansas
DiedJanuary 14, 1938 (1938-01-15) (aged 81)
Searcy, Arkansas
Citizenship United States
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseNellie Margurite Morris Brundidge
ProfessionAttorney politician

Biography

Born in Searcy, Arkansas, Brundidge was the son of Stephen and Minerva Brundidge. He was educated by private tutors and in the public schools in his native city. He studied law in the offices of William R. Coody and Dandridge McRae, and was admitted to the bar in 1879. In 1881, he married Nellie Margurite Morris of Jacksonport. They had four children, two of whom survived to adulthood.[1]

Political career

Brundidge commenced practice in Newport, Arkansas, then returned to Searcy, Arkansas, in 1880 and continued the practice of law. He was elected prosecuting attorney of the first judicial district of Arkansas in 1886, and was reelected in 1888. He served until 1890 and then resumed the practice of law. He also served as member of the Democratic State central committee from 1890 to 1892.[2]

Congress

Elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth and to the five succeeding Congresses, Brundidge served from March 4, 1897 to March 3, 1909.[3][4] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1908, but was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor that year, then resumed the practice of law in Searcy, Arkansas.

He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1918.

Death

Brundidge died in Searcy, White County, Arkansas, January 14, 1938 (age 81 years, 13 days). He is interred at Oak Grove Cemetery, Searcy, Arkansas.[5]

References
  1. "Stephen Brundidge Jr". The Central Arkansas Library System. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  2. "Stephen Brundidge Jr". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  3. "Stephen Brundidge Jr". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  4. "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  5. "Stephen Brundidge Jr". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 18 June 2013.


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