Biggs, J. Crawford (James Crawford), 1872-1960

James Crawford Biggs was an attorney in various North Carolina locations, 1894-1933 and 1935-1950; solicitor general of the United States, 1933-1935; and federally-appointed trustee for the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad Company.

From the description of J. Crawford Biggs papers, 1893-1960 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25814044

• 1872: James Crawford Biggs born in Oxford, N.C.
• 1883 - 1887 : Educated at the Horner Military School, Oxford, N.C.
• 1889 - 1893 : Educated at the University of North Carolina
• circa 1893 - 1894 : Taught at St. Alban's School, Radford, Va.
• 1894 - 1898 : Served in North Carolina National Guard as adjutant general
• 1897: 1898: Elected mayor of Oxford, N.C.
• 1898 - 1900 : Associate professor and acting dean of the University of North Carolina Law School
• 1899: Helped found the North Carolina State Bar Association
• 1899: Returned to private law practice in Durham, N.C.
• 1905: Served as a representative to the North Carolina General Assembly from Durham County, N.C.
• 1905 - 1906 : Appointed North Carolina Supreme Court Reporter
• 1906: Married Marjorie C. Jordan
• 1906 - 1911 : Served as Judge of the North Carolina superior court from the Ninth Judicial District
• 1911: Birth of daughter, Marjorie
• 1911: Resumed private practice; appointed professor of law at Trinity College
• 1912: Floor manager for Woodrow Wilson at the State Democratic Convention; moved to Raleigh, N.C.
• 1914: Supported the Progressive Democratic Convention in Raleigh, N.C.
• 1917: Appointed special assistant to the United States attorney general, Southern Pacific Railroad Case
• 1919 - 1960 : Served as a trustee of the University of North Carolina
• 1920: Managed Democrat O. Max Gardner's campaign for governor of North Carolina.
• 1920 - 1922 : Served as special assistant to the attorney general of the United States in the Camp Bragg condemnation suits
• 1928: Co-managed Al Smith's presidential campaign in North Carolina with Senator Josiah Bailey
• 1929: Chaired North Carolina Board of Elections
• 1933 - 1935 : Served as solicitor general of the United States
• 1935: Appointed to try the case of United States v. Northern Pacific Railway Company, involving the adjustment of land grants made to the railway
• 1935 - 1936 : Director of the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Company
• 1950: Retired from public life
• 1960: Died at Hardimont near Raleigh, N.C.

From the guide to the James Crawford Biggs Papers, ., 1893-1960, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)