US Congressman. He was editor and publisher of the New Britain Herald, City Clerk of New Britain, and a member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives in 1886. In 1887, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fiftieth Congress, serving until 1889. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed his newspaper pursuits, was Labor Commissioner of Connecticut, Mayor of New Britain, and a delegate to the Connecticut State constitutional convention in 1902, shortly before his death at age 48.
US Congressman. He was editor and publisher of the New Britain Herald, City Clerk of New Britain, and a member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives in 1886. In 1887, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fiftieth Congress, serving until 1889. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed his newspaper pursuits, was Labor Commissioner of Connecticut, Mayor of New Britain, and a delegate to the Connecticut State constitutional convention in 1902, shortly before his death at age 48.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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