U.S. Congressman. He immigrated from England to the United States with his parents in 1803 and settled in New York City. Prior, he had sailed with his Irish father, a ship owner, between England, South Africa, China, Australia and India. Studying the classics, he graduated from Columbia College in 1811. He served in the War of 1812 and fought in the Battle of Lake Champlain, which resulted in an American Victory. After the war, he studied law and was admitted to the bar but did not practice law. He had a successful merchant business. He became a member of the New York State Assembly from 1822 to 1823 and was the judge of Franklin County from 1829 to 1837. In 1831, he was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second Congress, serving until 1833. After being an unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he became examiner of claims in 1855 and later, a translator in the Department of State at Washington, D.C., serving to October 8, 1869, shortly before his death. According to his biography on the History, Art, and Archives-United States House of Representatives website, he was buried in Trinity Churchyard in New York City, yet the cemetery records do not show him as buried there.
U.S. Congressman. He immigrated from England to the United States with his parents in 1803 and settled in New York City. Prior, he had sailed with his Irish father, a ship owner, between England, South Africa, China, Australia and India. Studying the classics, he graduated from Columbia College in 1811. He served in the War of 1812 and fought in the Battle of Lake Champlain, which resulted in an American Victory. After the war, he studied law and was admitted to the bar but did not practice law. He had a successful merchant business. He became a member of the New York State Assembly from 1822 to 1823 and was the judge of Franklin County from 1829 to 1837. In 1831, he was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second Congress, serving until 1833. After being an unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he became examiner of claims in 1855 and later, a translator in the Department of State at Washington, D.C., serving to October 8, 1869, shortly before his death. According to his biography on the History, Art, and Archives-United States House of Representatives website, he was buried in Trinity Churchyard in New York City, yet the cemetery records do not show him as buried there.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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