U.S. Senator. Moving to Wisconsin with his parents in 1859, he later graduated from the University of Wisconsin, in 1864. During the Civil War, he served in the Union Army, recruited his college classmates, into Company A, 50th Infantry, which he commanded as a Captain and was brevetted a Major for his service. After the war, he served as private secretary to Wisconsin Governor Lucius Fairchild and later as the Governor's military secretary with the rank of Colonel. He also served as quartermaster general of the Wisconsin Militia, with the rank of Brigadier General. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, served as the Wisconsin State Assistant Attorney General, (1867-70) and practiced law in Hudson, Wisconsin. He also was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, in 1872 and a member of the board of regents of Wisconsin University. In 1885, he was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate, serving until 1891 and again elected to the U.S. Senate, in 1897, serving until his resignation, in 1907. After leaving the Senate, he declined the positions of Secretary of the Interior and Attorney General in the Cabinet of President William McKinley, plus the position of Secretary of State in the Cabinet of President William Howard Taft. He continued to engage in the practice of law in New York City, until his death.
U.S. Senator. Moving to Wisconsin with his parents in 1859, he later graduated from the University of Wisconsin, in 1864. During the Civil War, he served in the Union Army, recruited his college classmates, into Company A, 50th Infantry, which he commanded as a Captain and was brevetted a Major for his service. After the war, he served as private secretary to Wisconsin Governor Lucius Fairchild and later as the Governor's military secretary with the rank of Colonel. He also served as quartermaster general of the Wisconsin Militia, with the rank of Brigadier General. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, served as the Wisconsin State Assistant Attorney General, (1867-70) and practiced law in Hudson, Wisconsin. He also was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, in 1872 and a member of the board of regents of Wisconsin University. In 1885, he was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate, serving until 1891 and again elected to the U.S. Senate, in 1897, serving until his resignation, in 1907. After leaving the Senate, he declined the positions of Secretary of the Interior and Attorney General in the Cabinet of President William McKinley, plus the position of Secretary of State in the Cabinet of President William Howard Taft. He continued to engage in the practice of law in New York City, until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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