US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1832 and commenced the practice of law in Middleton, Virginia. In 1835, he settled in Burlington, Iowa (then Michigan Territory), was elected as Colonel of the militia and became the first prosecuting attorney of the territory in 1836. After the Territory of Iowa was granted representation in 1837, he was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses, serving 1838 to 1840. After his term, he relocated in Oregon and became a member of the Oregon State House of Representatives in 1848. He was also one of the founders of the Oregonian, the first newspaper established in the Territory and was surveyor general in 1858.
US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1832 and commenced the practice of law in Middleton, Virginia. In 1835, he settled in Burlington, Iowa (then Michigan Territory), was elected as Colonel of the militia and became the first prosecuting attorney of the territory in 1836. After the Territory of Iowa was granted representation in 1837, he was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses, serving 1838 to 1840. After his term, he relocated in Oregon and became a member of the Oregon State House of Representatives in 1848. He was also one of the founders of the Oregonian, the first newspaper established in the Territory and was surveyor general in 1858.
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