U.S. Congressman. While as a school teacher, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1842 and commenced to practice law in Milford, Michigan. He was a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives, (1844-46), prosecuting attorney of Oakland County, (1853-54) and a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, in 1860. In 1863, he was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-eighth Congress, serving until 1865. After his term, he Mayor of Pontiac, Michigan, in 1874, judge of the sixth judicial circuit court of Michigan, (1875-80) and a member of the Pontiac School Board, until he retired from public service in 1886.
U.S. Congressman. While as a school teacher, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1842 and commenced to practice law in Milford, Michigan. He was a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives, (1844-46), prosecuting attorney of Oakland County, (1853-54) and a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, in 1860. In 1863, he was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-eighth Congress, serving until 1865. After his term, he Mayor of Pontiac, Michigan, in 1874, judge of the sixth judicial circuit court of Michigan, (1875-80) and a member of the Pontiac School Board, until he retired from public service in 1886.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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