In Democracy’s Lawyer: Felix Grundy of the Old Southwest, independent scholar J. Roderick Heller III profiles a pivotal senator during the presidency of Andrew Jackson, Felix Grundy. Grundy moved west at age five from Virginia to the region that would become Kentucky. He earned a law degree, joined the legislature, and quickly became Henry Clay’s main rival. At age thirty-one, after becoming chief justice of Kentucky, Grundy moved to Tennessee, where he was soon elected to Congress. In addition, Grundy was also a highly successful criminal lawyer.

Heller is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School with a master’s degree in history from Harvard. He is chair and CEO of a Washington, D.C. investment firm.

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