U.S. Congressman. He attended the University of Iowa, graduated from its law department in 1870, was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in West Union, Iowa. He held a position in the Office of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, (1866-67) was a member of the West Union Board of Education for six years and a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, (1876-77). In 1885, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses, serving until 1889. Declining to be a candidate for re-nomination, he was Assistant Attorney General with the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission, (1901-07), then resumed the practice of law until his death at age 72.
U.S. Congressman. He attended the University of Iowa, graduated from its law department in 1870, was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in West Union, Iowa. He held a position in the Office of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, (1866-67) was a member of the West Union Board of Education for six years and a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, (1876-77). In 1885, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses, serving until 1889. Declining to be a candidate for re-nomination, he was Assistant Attorney General with the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission, (1901-07), then resumed the practice of law until his death at age 72.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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