US Congressman. He was the foreman of the New York Evening Post, when he established the Freeman’s Journal in 1808 and served as editor. New York Governor Clinton appointed him a Colonel in the State militia and he served as division inspector on the staff of the commander in chief. He was also Postmaster of Cooperstown, New York, (1833-37). In 1837, he was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses, serving until 1841. Not a candidate for renomination, he resumed his former newspaper pursuits and served as president of the Bank of Cooperstown.
US Congressman. He was the foreman of the New York Evening Post, when he established the Freeman’s Journal in 1808 and served as editor. New York Governor Clinton appointed him a Colonel in the State militia and he served as division inspector on the staff of the commander in chief. He was also Postmaster of Cooperstown, New York, (1833-37). In 1837, he was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses, serving until 1841. Not a candidate for renomination, he resumed his former newspaper pursuits and served as president of the Bank of Cooperstown.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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