U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Yale College in 1830, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1833 and commenced to practice law in Annapolis, Maryland. He was a member of the Maryland State House of Delegates, (1839, 41-42) and a member of the Maryland State Senate, in 1848. In 1849, he was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses, serving until 1853. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he again was a member of the Maryland State House of Delegates, (1861, 67) and served as a associate judge of the fifth judicial district, until death at age 70.
U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Yale College in 1830, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1833 and commenced to practice law in Annapolis, Maryland. He was a member of the Maryland State House of Delegates, (1839, 41-42) and a member of the Maryland State Senate, in 1848. In 1849, he was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses, serving until 1853. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he again was a member of the Maryland State House of Delegates, (1861, 67) and served as a associate judge of the fifth judicial district, until death at age 70.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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