U.S. Congressman. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and proceeded to practice law in Taunton, Massachusetts. He was postmaster of Taunton, a member of the Massachusetts State constitutional convention in 1820 and served in the Massachusetts Senate, (1823-24). In 1823, he was elected as an Adams candidate to the Twentieth Congress and reelected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses, serving until 1833. Declining to be a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law until his death.
U.S. Congressman. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and proceeded to practice law in Taunton, Massachusetts. He was postmaster of Taunton, a member of the Massachusetts State constitutional convention in 1820 and served in the Massachusetts Senate, (1823-24). In 1823, he was elected as an Adams candidate to the Twentieth Congress and reelected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses, serving until 1833. Declining to be a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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