US Congressman. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1834 and established a practice in Hagerstown, Maryland. Elected as a Whig to Congress in 1846, he served a single term, from 1847 to 1849. He returned to Hagerstown and was president of the Old Hagerstown Bank from 1851 until his death in 1867. He was a member of the peace convention held in Washington, D. C., in 1861 in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war.
US Congressman. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1834 and established a practice in Hagerstown, Maryland. Elected as a Whig to Congress in 1846, he served a single term, from 1847 to 1849. He returned to Hagerstown and was president of the Old Hagerstown Bank from 1851 until his death in 1867. He was a member of the peace convention held in Washington, D. C., in 1861 in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war.
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