US Congressman. He served as a Colonel in the Confederate Army as a member of Company B, First Battalion, Volunteer Infantry. He was admitted to the bar in 1866 and practiced law in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He served as a member of the Arkansas State house of representatives in 1877 and 1878. He moved to Prescott, Arizona in 1887 and continued to practice law. Becoming active in politics, he was a member of the Arizona constitutional convention in 1891; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1896; attorney general in 1896 and 1897. He was elected as a Democrat to represent Arizona in the Fifty-sixth Congress in 1899 and the Fifty-eighth Congress in 1903. He chose not to run in 1900 and 1904.
US Congressman. He served as a Colonel in the Confederate Army as a member of Company B, First Battalion, Volunteer Infantry. He was admitted to the bar in 1866 and practiced law in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He served as a member of the Arkansas State house of representatives in 1877 and 1878. He moved to Prescott, Arizona in 1887 and continued to practice law. Becoming active in politics, he was a member of the Arizona constitutional convention in 1891; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1896; attorney general in 1896 and 1897. He was elected as a Democrat to represent Arizona in the Fifty-sixth Congress in 1899 and the Fifty-eighth Congress in 1903. He chose not to run in 1900 and 1904.
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