U.S. Congressman. Graduating from Yale in 1823, he studied law, was admitted to the bar and commencedto practice law in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1828. He was a member of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, (1833, 35-36, 38, 41) and a member of the Massachusetts State Senate, (1838-39). In 1845, he was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-ninth, Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses, serving until 1851. After leaving Congress, he was director of the Union Pacific Railroad Company and practiced law until his death at age 66.
U.S. Congressman. Graduating from Yale in 1823, he studied law, was admitted to the bar and commencedto practice law in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1828. He was a member of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, (1833, 35-36, 38, 41) and a member of the Massachusetts State Senate, (1838-39). In 1845, he was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-ninth, Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses, serving until 1851. After leaving Congress, he was director of the Union Pacific Railroad Company and practiced law until his death at age 66.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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