US Congressman. He engaged in mercantile pursuits, the insurance business, banking, served in the Rhode Island State Senate (1862-65) and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1868. In 1871, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses, serving until 1875. An unsuccessful for reelection, he was a member of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives (1879-84) and as chairman of the Rhode Island State board of charities and corrections, from 1884 until his death at age 67.
US Congressman. He engaged in mercantile pursuits, the insurance business, banking, served in the Rhode Island State Senate (1862-65) and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1868. In 1871, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses, serving until 1875. An unsuccessful for reelection, he was a member of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives (1879-84) and as chairman of the Rhode Island State board of charities and corrections, from 1884 until his death at age 67.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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