John Charles Floyd (April 14, 1858 – November 4, 1930) was an American politician and a

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from

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Biography

Born in

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, Floyd was the son of John Wesley and Eliza Jane Snodgrass Floyd. He moved to

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, in 1869 with his parents, who settled near Bentonville. He attended the common and high schools, and was graduated from the

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(later the

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) at Fayetteville in 1879. In November 1887, he married Virginia Berry, and they had three children, Nina B., Rector H., and James Berry.

Career

Floyd taught school at

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, in 1880 and 1881, and studied law. He was

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in 1882 and commenced practice in

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. He served in the

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from 1889 to 1891, and was prosecuting attorney of the fourteenth judicial circuit from 1890 to 1894. Elected as a

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to the Fifty-ninth and to the four succeeding Congresses, Floyd served from March 4, 1905 to March 3, 1915. He was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1912 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against

Robert W. Archbald Robert Wodrow Archbald (September 10, 1848 – August 19, 1926), known as R. W. Archbald, was a United States circuit judge of the United States Commerce Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the United States Circ ...

, judge of the

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. Not a candidate for renomination in 1914, he resumed the practice of law in

. He was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination as Governor of Arkansas in 1920.

Death

Floyd died in

, on November 4, 1930 (age 72 years, 204 days). He is

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at Layton Cemetery, Yellville, Arkansas.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Floyd, John Charles 1858 births 1930 deaths People from Sparta, Tennessee American people of Welsh descent Democratic Party members of the Arkansas House of Representatives People from Benton County, Arkansas Arkansas lawyers University of Arkansas alumni People from Springdale, Arkansas Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas