U.S. Congressman. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Fultonville, New York. He was a member of the board of trustees of Fultonville, in 1848, clerk of the board of supervisors of Montgomery County for six years, justice of the peace eight years and editor- publisher of the Amsterdam Recorder, (1841-57). In 1855, he was elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress, serving until 1857. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he served as adjutant of the 115th Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, Union Army, during the Civil War. After the war, he was editor-publisher of the Montgomery County Republican until his death.
U.S. Congressman. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Fultonville, New York. He was a member of the board of trustees of Fultonville, in 1848, clerk of the board of supervisors of Montgomery County for six years, justice of the peace eight years and editor- publisher of the Amsterdam Recorder, (1841-57). In 1855, he was elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress, serving until 1857. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he served as adjutant of the 115th Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, Union Army, during the Civil War. After the war, he was editor-publisher of the Montgomery County Republican until his death.
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