U.S. Congressman. He was engaged in agricultural pursuits in the 1850s, also the mercantile business in 1858, later in the lumber business and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1860. During the Civil War, he served as a Private in Company E, Fourth Regiment, Pennsylvania Emergency Troops, Union Army. After the war, he was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-ninth Congress, serving (1865-67). An unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination, he resumed his previous business interest and retired from active pursuits in 1880. He died at age 81 while going through medical treatment.
U.S. Congressman. He was engaged in agricultural pursuits in the 1850s, also the mercantile business in 1858, later in the lumber business and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1860. During the Civil War, he served as a Private in Company E, Fourth Regiment, Pennsylvania Emergency Troops, Union Army. After the war, he was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-ninth Congress, serving (1865-67). An unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination, he resumed his previous business interest and retired from active pursuits in 1880. He died at age 81 while going through medical treatment.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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