Background
Padgett, Lemuel Phillips was born on November 28, 1855 in Columbia, Tennessee, United States. Son of John B. and Rebecca Ophelia (Phillips) Padgett.
Padgett, Lemuel Phillips was born on November 28, 1855 in Columbia, Tennessee, United States. Son of John B. and Rebecca Ophelia (Phillips) Padgett.
Bachelor of Arts, Erskine College, South Carolina., 1876 (Doctor of Laws, 1916).
Admitted to bar, 1877. In practice at Columbia, since 1879. Presidential elector, 1884.
Member Tennessee Senate, 1898-1900.
Member 57th to 67th Congresses (1901-1923), 7th Tennessee District.
Member National Monetary Commission.
Married Ida B. Latta, November 11, 1880.