U.S. Congressman. Born in Newtown, Pennsylvania, he attended Doylestown Academy, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1825 and commenced to practice law in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate in 1843 and judge of the fifteenth judicial district, (1845-49). In 1857, he was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth Congress, serving until 1859. Declining to be a candidate for re-nomination, he was judge of the Bucks County Court, (1861-71). He died at age 87 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
U.S. Congressman. Born in Newtown, Pennsylvania, he attended Doylestown Academy, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1825 and commenced to practice law in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate in 1843 and judge of the fifteenth judicial district, (1845-49). In 1857, he was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth Congress, serving until 1859. Declining to be a candidate for re-nomination, he was judge of the Bucks County Court, (1861-71). He died at age 87 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
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