U.S. Congressman. He served, as corporal, in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. He had limited formal education as a child, but after the war, he attended law school, admitted to the bar in 1850, and practiced in Marshall, Illinois. As a Democrat, he was elected to the Thirty-sixth, Thirty-seventh, and Thirty-eighth United States Congresses serving from March 4, 1859 to March 3, 1865. He served as a chairman of the Committee on Mileage in his last two terms. He did not seek re-election in 1864, but ran unsuccessfully as a candidate for the Governor of Illinois against Republican Richard James Oglesby. After the election, he continued his practice of law in Marshall; he relocated the practice to Springfield in 1869. He was elected to the Forty-second and Forty-third United States Congresses serving from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1875. He did not seek re-election in 1874, but retired to his law practice. He served in Congress for a total of ten years. Just before his death in 1886, he was appointed to the Illinois Board of Livestock Commissioners.
U.S. Congressman. He served, as corporal, in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. He had limited formal education as a child, but after the war, he attended law school, admitted to the bar in 1850, and practiced in Marshall, Illinois. As a Democrat, he was elected to the Thirty-sixth, Thirty-seventh, and Thirty-eighth United States Congresses serving from March 4, 1859 to March 3, 1865. He served as a chairman of the Committee on Mileage in his last two terms. He did not seek re-election in 1864, but ran unsuccessfully as a candidate for the Governor of Illinois against Republican Richard James Oglesby. After the election, he continued his practice of law in Marshall; he relocated the practice to Springfield in 1869. He was elected to the Forty-second and Forty-third United States Congresses serving from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1875. He did not seek re-election in 1874, but retired to his law practice. He served in Congress for a total of ten years. Just before his death in 1886, he was appointed to the Illinois Board of Livestock Commissioners.
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