US Senator, US Congressman. He relocated to New York, attended Cazenovia Seminary and graduated from Hamilton College in 1831. He moved to Indiana in 1832, taught school in Indianapolis and was employed in the office of the Secretary of State. In 1834, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1836, commenced to practice law in Logansport, Indiana and was a member of the Indiana State House of Representatives, (1851-53). In 1868, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first Congress but resigned when elected to the United States Senate, serving (1869-75). After his term, He was appointed Commissioner of Internal Revenue by President Ulysses Grant and served (1875-76).
US Senator, US Congressman. He relocated to New York, attended Cazenovia Seminary and graduated from Hamilton College in 1831. He moved to Indiana in 1832, taught school in Indianapolis and was employed in the office of the Secretary of State. In 1834, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1836, commenced to practice law in Logansport, Indiana and was a member of the Indiana State House of Representatives, (1851-53). In 1868, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first Congress but resigned when elected to the United States Senate, serving (1869-75). After his term, He was appointed Commissioner of Internal Revenue by President Ulysses Grant and served (1875-76).
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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