US Congressman. Ater graduating from Princeton College in 1836, he studied law, was admitted to the bar, and established a practice in Hagerstown, Maryland. Elected to Congress as a Democrat from Maryland in 1840, he served a single term, from 1841 to 1843. He was collector of customs in Baltimore from 1857 to 1861, before retiring to Annapolis, where he died.
US Congressman. Ater graduating from Princeton College in 1836, he studied law, was admitted to the bar, and established a practice in Hagerstown, Maryland. Elected to Congress as a Democrat from Maryland in 1840, he served a single term, from 1841 to 1843. He was collector of customs in Baltimore from 1857 to 1861, before retiring to Annapolis, where he died.
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