US Congressman. Born in Ellsworth, Maine, he graduated from Bowdoin College in 1885, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1887 and commenced to practice in Ellsworth, Maine. He was a member of the Maine State House of representatives, (1909, 1911, 1913). In 1913, he was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-third Congress, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of US Representative Forrest Goodwin and reelected to the next four succeeding Congresses, serving until 1922. Choosing not to run for reelection, he served as judge of the US District Court for Maine,(1922-47) and was vice president of the board of trustees for Bowdoin College, until his death at age 89.
US Congressman. Born in Ellsworth, Maine, he graduated from Bowdoin College in 1885, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1887 and commenced to practice in Ellsworth, Maine. He was a member of the Maine State House of representatives, (1909, 1911, 1913). In 1913, he was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-third Congress, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of US Representative Forrest Goodwin and reelected to the next four succeeding Congresses, serving until 1922. Choosing not to run for reelection, he served as judge of the US District Court for Maine,(1922-47) and was vice president of the board of trustees for Bowdoin College, until his death at age 89.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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