1955 Congress Letterhead Signed J.L. Pilcher US House of Representatives VTG For Sale

Born on a farm near Meigs, Georgia, Pilcher attended publicschools in the area. He engaged in agricultural pursuits for thirty-five yearsand operated a general mercantile business, fertilizer manufacturing plant,syrup canning plant, several warehouses, and a cotton gin. Pilcher served asmayor and councilman of Meigs, Georgia and member of the board of education aswell as county commissioner. He served as member of the State house ofrepresentatives. Pilcher served as member of the State senate from 1940 to 1944and was a State purchasing agent in 1948 and 1949. He served as a delegate ateach State and National Democratic Convention for thirty years.Pilcherwas elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-third Congress to fill the vacancycaused by the death of E. E. Cox. He was reelected to the Eighty-fourth and thefour succeeding Congresses and served from February 4, 1953, to January 3,1965.