U.S. Congressman. He attended Jefferson College, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1811 and commenced the practice of law in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, (1816-20). In 1827, he was elected as a non-party canidate to the Twentieth Congress and reelected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first through Twenty-third Congresses, serving until 1835. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he was elected judge of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1846 and served until his death at age 64.
U.S. Congressman. He attended Jefferson College, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1811 and commenced the practice of law in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, (1816-20). In 1827, he was elected as a non-party canidate to the Twentieth Congress and reelected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first through Twenty-third Congresses, serving until 1835. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he was elected judge of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1846 and served until his death at age 64.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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