Background
Terrell, Joseph Meriwether was born on June 6, 1861 in Greenville, Georgia, United States. Son of Joel E. G. and Sarah R. (Anthony) Terrell.
Terrell, Joseph Meriwether was born on June 6, 1861 in Greenville, Georgia, United States. Son of Joel E. G. and Sarah R. (Anthony) Terrell.
Common school education. Admitted to bar, 1882.
Member Georgia House of Representatives, 1884, 1886, Senate, 1890-1892. Attorney general of Georgia, 1892-1902 (resigned). Governor of Georgia, 1902-1907.
Appointed United States senator, November 17, 1910, by Governor Joseph M. Brown, to fill vacancy occasioned by death of Senator Clay, and held until July 12, 1911, when Legislature elected his successor.
Resumed law practice at Atlanta, Georgia.
Member Georgia House of Representatives, 1884, 1886, Senate, 1890-1892.
Married Jessie Lee Spivey, October 19, 1886.