City: Nashville
WIKLE, Douglas, lawyer; Public Official; born Cartersville, Ga., July, 1861; Scotch-Irish-German and English descent; son of Judge Jesse R. and Mary (Hooper) WIKLE; paternal grandparents Henry and Annie (Bandy) WIKLE, maternal grandfather Matthew HOOPER, maternal grandmother was a Miss LANE prior to her marriage; educated Cartersville, Ga., branch of State University, Dahlonega, Ga., and Law Department Georgetown University, Washington, D. C.; graduated in law with L.B. degree in 1880; began his career as Editor of Cartersville American, Cartersville, Ga.; admitted to bar at age of 17; Representative in Legislature, 1903, from Williamson County, Tenn.; State Senate, 1905, from Williamson County, Tenn.; appointed Judge of the Williamson County Judicial Circuit of Tennessee, May, 1909; elected for full term of eight years, August, 1910; Private Secretary for Congressman Alexander H. STEPHENS, 1880; married Roberta TEMPLE, July 27, 1889; member K. P., Royal Arcanum, Methodist Church; residence Franklin, Tenn.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
