US Congressman. Born in Danville, Ohio, he graduated from the Ohio Wesleyan University, in June 1868, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1871 and commenced opened a law practice in Dayton, Ohio. He was prosecuting attorney of Montgomery County, (1887-90), counsel for the New York Central Railroad (1882-1912) and delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1892. In 1901, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-seventh, Fifty-eighth, and Fifty-ninth Congresses, serving until 1907. He declined a re-nomination and resumed the practice of law, until his death at age 62 in Dayton, Ohio.
US Congressman. Born in Danville, Ohio, he graduated from the Ohio Wesleyan University, in June 1868, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1871 and commenced opened a law practice in Dayton, Ohio. He was prosecuting attorney of Montgomery County, (1887-90), counsel for the New York Central Railroad (1882-1912) and delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1892. In 1901, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-seventh, Fifty-eighth, and Fifty-ninth Congresses, serving until 1907. He declined a re-nomination and resumed the practice of law, until his death at age 62 in Dayton, Ohio.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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