U.S. Congressman. He engaged in candy manufacturing, in banking, and was a director of the Gettysburg College and trustee of the Gettysburg Seminary, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Entering politics, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-eighth and to the next four succeeding Congresses, serving from 1903 to 1913. In 1915, he was again elected to the Sixty-fourth Congress, serving until 1917. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he was appointed commissioner of banking of the State of Pennsylvania in 1917 and engaged in manufacturing pursuits until his death.
U.S. Congressman. He engaged in candy manufacturing, in banking, and was a director of the Gettysburg College and trustee of the Gettysburg Seminary, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Entering politics, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-eighth and to the next four succeeding Congresses, serving from 1903 to 1913. In 1915, he was again elected to the Sixty-fourth Congress, serving until 1917. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he was appointed commissioner of banking of the State of Pennsylvania in 1917 and engaged in manufacturing pursuits until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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