US Congressman. He attended the public schools of Groton and pursued a career in the mercantile business. During the War of 1812, he was a major in the Eighth Connecticut Regiment with the responsibility of defending the coastal towns during the British Fleet's blockade. Entering politics after the war, he was a member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives in 1818. He served in the Nineteenth through the Twenty-third Congress of the United States (March 4, 1821 through March 3, 1835). He was an unsuccessful candidate to the Twenty-fourth Congress in 1834 and resumed his mercantile business. He had two nephews that also served as Representatives to the United States Congress.
US Congressman. He attended the public schools of Groton and pursued a career in the mercantile business. During the War of 1812, he was a major in the Eighth Connecticut Regiment with the responsibility of defending the coastal towns during the British Fleet's blockade. Entering politics after the war, he was a member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives in 1818. He served in the Nineteenth through the Twenty-third Congress of the United States (March 4, 1821 through March 3, 1835). He was an unsuccessful candidate to the Twenty-fourth Congress in 1834 and resumed his mercantile business. He had two nephews that also served as Representatives to the United States Congress.
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