John S. Bigby

John Summerfield Bigby
John Summerfield Bigby
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Georgia's 3rd district
	In office; March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873
Preceded by	Marion Bethune
Succeeded by	Philip Cook
Personal details
Born	February 13, 1832; near Newnan, Georgia, U.S.
Died	March 28, 1898 (aged 66); Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Resting place	Westview Cemetery
Political party	Republican

John Summerfield Bigby (February 13, 1832 – March 28, 1898) was a Republican United States Representative from Georgia.

Born near Newnan, Georgia, Bigby attended the common schools. He graduated from Emory College in Oxford, Georgia in 1853. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1856 and commenced practice in Newnan, Georgia. He served as member of the State constitutional conventions of 1867–1868. He served as solicitor general of the Tallapoosa circuit from August 1867 to September 22, 1868. He served as judge of the superior court of the same circuit from September 22, 1868, to March 3, 1871.

Bigby was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second Congress (March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873). In Congress, he voted for the Ku Klux Klan Act.^[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1872 to the 43rd Congress.^[2]

After serving in Congress, Bigby resumed the practice of law in Atlanta, Georgia. He served as delegate to the 1876 Republican National Convention. He became president of the Atlanta & West Point Railroad in 1876. He died in Atlanta, Georgia, March 28, 1898 and was interred there in Westview Cemetery.

References

^ "TO PASS H.R. 320. -- House Vote #60 -- Apr 7, 1871". GovTrack.us. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
^ Congressional Reconstruction Speech by Honorable John S. Bigby of Georgia DELIVERED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 24, 1872, Library of Congress, 1872, retrieved April 21, 2020

United States Congress. "John S. Bigby (id: B000452)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Marion Bethune	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	Succeeded by Philip Cook (general)