U.S. Congressman. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and cattle raising, (1900-04), then moved to Colorado, in 1905, where he engaged in the automobile and oil business. In 1944, he was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lawrence Lewis and reelected to the Seventy-ninth Congress, serving until 1947. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed his former business pursuits until his death at age 64.
U.S. Congressman. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and cattle raising, (1900-04), then moved to Colorado, in 1905, where he engaged in the automobile and oil business. In 1944, he was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lawrence Lewis and reelected to the Seventy-ninth Congress, serving until 1947. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed his former business pursuits until his death at age 64.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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