He studied law and was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of North Carolina in 1896 and commenced practice in Goldsboro. From 1899 to 1909, he was a captain and subsequently promoted to colonel in the Second Regiment of the North Carolina National Guard. Hood held several local, state and national political offices between 1896 and 1919, including a member of the United States House of Representatives. He then returned to practice law in Goldsboro.
Hood died in Goldsboro and is interred in Willow Dale Cemetery.
Political careeredit
1896–1900 - secretary of the Wayne County Democratic executive committee
george, hood, george, ezekial, hood, january, 1875, march, 1960, politician, former, united, states, representative, from, state, north, carolina, member, house, representatives, from, north, carolina, districtin, office, march, 1915, march, 1919preceded, byjo. George Ezekial Hood January 25 1875 March 8 1960 was a politician and former United States Representative from the U S state of North Carolina George E HoodMember of the U S House of Representatives from North Carolina s 3rd districtIn office March 4 1915 March 3 1919Preceded byJohn M FaisonSucceeded bySamuel M BrinsonPersonal detailsBorn 1875 01 25 January 25 1875Goldsboro North CarolinaDiedMarch 8 1960 1960 03 08 aged 85 Goldsboro North CarolinaPolitical partyDemocraticBiography editHood was born near Goldsboro Wayne County North Carolina He attended public schools there and became a telegraph operator He studied law and was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of North Carolina in 1896 and commenced practice in Goldsboro From 1899 to 1909 he was a captain and subsequently promoted to colonel in the Second Regiment of the North Carolina National Guard Hood held several local state and national political offices between 1896 and 1919 including a member of the United States House of Representatives He then returned to practice law in Goldsboro Hood died in Goldsboro and is interred in Willow Dale Cemetery Political career edit1896 1900 secretary of the Wayne County Democratic executive committee 1898 1900 treasurer of Wayne County 1899 1901 representative in the North Carolina House of Representatives 1901 1907 mayor of Goldsboro 1912 his name was presented as a candidate for Congress he lost out at the nominating convention March 4 1915 March 3 1919 elected as a Democrat to the Sixty fourth and Sixty fifth Congresses he was not a candidate for renomination in 1918References edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations July 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message U S House of Representatives Preceded byJohn M Faison Member of the U S House of Representatives from North Carolina s 3rd congressional district1915 1919 Succeeded bySamuel M Brinson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George E Hood amp oldid 1196701408, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
