US Congressman, US Senator. He was successful New York businessman when he moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in 1847 and established a lumber mill. He was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly (1857, 1861) and Mayor of Oshkosh, (1863-64). In 1865, he was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-ninth Congress and to the next four succeeding Congresses, serving until 1875. He declined to be a candidate for renomination, to serve as chairman, for the Committee on Public Expenditures and the Committee on Pacific Railroads. In 1881, he was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served until 1893. Not a candidate for reelection, he resumed his lumber business pursuits until his death at age 83 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
US Congressman, US Senator. He was successful New York businessman when he moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in 1847 and established a lumber mill. He was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly (1857, 1861) and Mayor of Oshkosh, (1863-64). In 1865, he was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-ninth Congress and to the next four succeeding Congresses, serving until 1875. He declined to be a candidate for renomination, to serve as chairman, for the Committee on Public Expenditures and the Committee on Pacific Railroads. In 1881, he was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served until 1893. Not a candidate for reelection, he resumed his lumber business pursuits until his death at age 83 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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