U.S, Congressman, U.S. Senator. He graduated from Bowdoin College, in 1850, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Rockland, Maine, in 1853. He was a member of the Maine State House of Representatives, (1861-62, 67), Mayor of Lewiston Maine, (1866-67) and Attorney General of State of Maine, (1867-69). In 1871, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second Congress and to the next five succeeding Congresses, serving until 1881. After his final term, he was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate, in 1881 and served until his death at age 80.
U.S, Congressman, U.S. Senator. He graduated from Bowdoin College, in 1850, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Rockland, Maine, in 1853. He was a member of the Maine State House of Representatives, (1861-62, 67), Mayor of Lewiston Maine, (1866-67) and Attorney General of State of Maine, (1867-69). In 1871, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second Congress and to the next five succeeding Congresses, serving until 1881. After his final term, he was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate, in 1881 and served until his death at age 80.
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