US Senator. He graduated from the University of Maine at Orono in 1884 and was a chemist of the New York State Experiment Station, Geneva, New York, 1884 to 1890. From 1890 to 1916, he served as dean of the school and professor of chemistry at the North Dakota Agricultural College, Fargo, North Dakota, also as chief chemist of the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station. He was editor of the North Dakota Farmer at Lisbon, from 1899 to 1904 and administrator of the State pure-food laws, for which he actively crusaded 1902-1921. Serving as President of the North Dakota Agricultural College from 1916 to 1921, he was elected as a Republican from North Dakota to the United States Senate, serving from 1921 until his death in 1925 in Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
US Senator. He graduated from the University of Maine at Orono in 1884 and was a chemist of the New York State Experiment Station, Geneva, New York, 1884 to 1890. From 1890 to 1916, he served as dean of the school and professor of chemistry at the North Dakota Agricultural College, Fargo, North Dakota, also as chief chemist of the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station. He was editor of the North Dakota Farmer at Lisbon, from 1899 to 1904 and administrator of the State pure-food laws, for which he actively crusaded 1902-1921. Serving as President of the North Dakota Agricultural College from 1916 to 1921, he was elected as a Republican from North Dakota to the United States Senate, serving from 1921 until his death in 1925 in Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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