John William Abercrombie

Democrat Representative of Alabama

Congresses Served

House Terms

May 17, 1866 (74 years old)

Birthday

July 2, 1940

Death

Served as President of the University of Alabama and a U.S. Representative for Alabama.
Born in St. Clair County, Alabama, and educated in rural schools before graduating from Oxford College, Alabama, and the University of Alabama with a law degree.
Practiced law in Cleburne County, Alabama, and held various educational roles including high school principal, city school superintendent, and college president.
Served in the Alabama Senate from 1896 to 1898 and as the state superintendent of education from 1898 to 1902.
Became President of the University of Alabama from 1902 to 1911.
Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat, serving from 1913 to 1917.
Worked as Solicitor of Labor and Acting Secretary in the U.S. Department of Labor from 1918 to 1920, and later as the Superintendent of Education in Alabama in 1920.
Died in Montgomery, Alabama, and was interred at Greenwood Cemetery.
Was a Freemason, a member of the Scottish Rite, Kappa Alpha Order, Phi Beta Kappa, Knights of Pythias, Woodmen, and Kiwanis.