Alexander W. Gregg

Alexander White Gregg was an American politician and lawyer. He was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives between 1903 and 1919.

Life and career

Alexander White Gregg was born on January 31, 1855, in Centerville, Texas, to parents Susan C. and James W. Gregg. As a child, he went to a public school. His father was killed in the American Civil War, and his mother remarried; during this time Alexander was moved to Mississippi to live with his aunt.
He attended King College at Bristol, Tennessee, graduating in 1874; and later studied law at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville.
He was admitted to the Texas bar in 1878 and commenced practice in Palestine, Texas. Gregg served in the Texas Senate, District 7 between 1886 and 1888. He ran for Texas's 7th congressional district, and held a seat there between 1903–1919. He served as chairman of the Committee on War Claims. He did not run for re-election in 1918 and died a month after his term ended in Palestine, Texas, and is buried in East Hill Cemetery.
Gregg has a historical marker located at his former home in Palestine, Texas and dedicated in his honor, erected in 1970 by the Texas State Historical Survey Committee.