U.S. Congressman. He attended Friends College Rhode Island, studied medicine and never became physician. Successful in mercantile pursuits at Fall River, Massachusetts, he served as Mayor of Fall River (1854-55). In 1855, he was elected as a American Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Republican to the next three succeeding Congresses, serving until 1861. After leaving Congress, he served as a special agent for the U.S. Treasury, as a internal revenue collector for the district of Massachusetts (1867-69). In 1869, he was again elected as a Republican to the Forty-first Congress and to the next three succeeding Congresses, serving until his death.
Civil War service:
https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/education/2015/04/18/a-city-at-front-lines/34743236007/
Civil War service:
https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/education/2015/04/18/a-city-at-front-lines/34743236007/
U.S. Congressman. He attended Friends College Rhode Island, studied medicine and never became physician. Successful in mercantile pursuits at Fall River, Massachusetts, he served as Mayor of Fall River (1854-55). In 1855, he was elected as a American Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Republican to the next three succeeding Congresses, serving until 1861. After leaving Congress, he served as a special agent for the U.S. Treasury, as a internal revenue collector for the district of Massachusetts (1867-69). In 1869, he was again elected as a Republican to the Forty-first Congress and to the next three succeeding Congresses, serving until his death.
Civil War service:
https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/education/2015/04/18/a-city-at-front-lines/34743236007/
Civil War service:
https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/education/2015/04/18/a-city-at-front-lines/34743236007/
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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