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James Jefferson Britt

Republican Representative of North Carolina's 10th district

  • Representative

    North Carolina, district 10

    December 6, 1915 - March 3, 1917

  • Representative

    North Carolina, district 10

    March 1, 1919 - March 3, 1919

2

Congresses Served

2

House Terms

March 4, 1861 (78 years old)

Birthday

December 26, 1939

Death

  • Served one term as a United States Representative in Congress from 1915 to 1917.
  • Worked as an educator, including roles as principal and superintendent of schools in North Carolina.
  • Held various positions in government, including deputy collector of internal revenue and Third Assistant Postmaster General.
  • Elected to the North Carolina Senate from 1909 to 1911.
  • Participated as a delegate in the Republican National Convention in 1904.
  • Practiced law after his congressional term and served as chief counsel for the Bureau of Prohibition from 1922 to 1932.
  • Made an unsuccessful bid for the position of chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court in 1926.
  • Died in 1939 and was interred in Riverside Cemetery in Asheville, North Carolina.