U.S. Congressman. After attending Amherst College Massachusetts, he studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Columbia, Tennessee. He was a member of the constitutional convention of Tennessee in 1865, served in the Tennessee State House of Representatives, (1865-66). Upon the readmission of the State of Tennessee to representation, he was elected as an Unconditional Unionist to the Thirty-ninth Congress, reelected as a Republican to the Fortieth and Forty-first Congresses, serving (1866-71). Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law, was Postmaster of Columbia, Tennessee, (1879-84) and superintendent of schools, (1884-86).
U.S. Congressman. After attending Amherst College Massachusetts, he studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Columbia, Tennessee. He was a member of the constitutional convention of Tennessee in 1865, served in the Tennessee State House of Representatives, (1865-66). Upon the readmission of the State of Tennessee to representation, he was elected as an Unconditional Unionist to the Thirty-ninth Congress, reelected as a Republican to the Fortieth and Forty-first Congresses, serving (1866-71). Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law, was Postmaster of Columbia, Tennessee, (1879-84) and superintendent of schools, (1884-86).
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