U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Amherst College, in 1832, studied law at the Cambridge Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1836 and commenced to practice law in Clinton, Connecticut. He also engaged in manufacturing tools, hardware and kitchen utensils. He was a member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, (1846-47) and served in the Connecticut State Senate, in 1850. In 1853, he was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress, serving until 1855. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed his former manufacturing interest until his death at age 77.
U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Amherst College, in 1832, studied law at the Cambridge Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1836 and commenced to practice law in Clinton, Connecticut. He also engaged in manufacturing tools, hardware and kitchen utensils. He was a member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, (1846-47) and served in the Connecticut State Senate, in 1850. In 1853, he was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress, serving until 1855. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed his former manufacturing interest until his death at age 77.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
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