Charles L. South

Charles Lacy South (* July 22, 1892 in Damascus, Washington County, Virginia; † December 20, 1965 in Austin, Texas ) was an American politician. Between 1935 and 1943 he represented the state of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

In 1898 Charles South came with his parents in the Callahan County, Texas; 1914 the family moved to the Coleman County on. He attended the public schools of his respective home. In 1915 and 1916 he studied at the Simmons University in Abilene. By 1920, South teacher was in the public schools of his home; 1921 to 1925, he served as school board in Coleman County. After studying law and his 1925 was admitted to the bar he began to work as a lawyer. From 1925 to 1931 he was district judge and thereafter until 1934 prosecutor in the 35th Judicial District of Texas.

Politically, South member of the Democratic Party. In the congressional elections of 1934 he was in the 21st electoral district of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of George B. Terrell on 3 January 1935. After three re- elections, he was able to complete in Congress until January 3rd, 1943 four legislative sessions. During his time in Congress, many of the New Deal legislation of the Federal Government there were passed under President Franklin D. Roosevelt until 1941. Since 1941 the work of the Congress of the events of the Second World War was marked.

1942 South Charles was not nominated by his party for re-election. After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer in Coleman. In the years 1947 and 1948 he was a deputy in the Texas House of Representatives. He died on 20 December 1965 in Austin and was buried in Coleman.