Philip D. McCulloch Jr.

Philip Doddridge McCulloch Jr. was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Arkansas from 1893 to 1903.

Biography

Born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, McCulloch moved with his parents to Trenton, Tennessee, where he attended private schools and Andrew College. McCulloch studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1872, after which he began a law practice in Trenton. In February 1874, McCulloch moved to Marianna, Arkansas, where he continued the practice of law.

Early career

McCulloch was elected prosecuting attorney for the first judicial district in 1878, and was reelected to three successive terms, serving until 1884. He served as chairman of the Democratic central committee of Lee County, Arkansas, from 1875 to 1893.
McCulloch was elected mayor of Marianna, Arkansas, in 1875, but declined to serve. He served as member of the board of education and as a delegate to the Democratic state convention in 1890.

Congress

McCulloch was elected as a Democrat to the 53rd and the four succeeding Congresses, after which he declined to be a candidate for renomination.

Later career and death

He chose to resume the practice of law in Marianna, Arkansas, where he died on November 26, 1928. McCulloch was interred in Cedar Heights Cemetery.