Philip D. McCulloch, Jr.
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Philip Doddridge Mcculloch, Jr. (June 23, 1851 - November 26, 1928) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.
Born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Mcculloch moved with his parents to Trenton, Tennessee. He attended private schools and Andrew College in that city. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1872 and commenced practice in Trenton. He moved to Marianna, Arkansas, in February 1874 and continued the practice of law.
Mcculloch was elected prosecuting attorney for the first judicial district in 1878. He was reelected for three successive terms and served 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. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1890.
Mcculloch was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1903). He declined to be a candidate for renomination. He resumed the practice of law in Marianna, Arkansas. He died in Marianna November 26, 1928. He was interred in Cedar Heights Cemetery.
