US Congressman. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he graduated from St. Mary’s College in 1808, studied law but did not practice. He settled on a farm on West River and returned to Baltimore, in 183. Then he served as the judge of the orphans’ court, was a director of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company and the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Company. In 1839, he was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress, serving until 1841. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he retired from political life and died in Baltimore, Maryland, at age 81.
US Congressman. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he graduated from St. Mary’s College in 1808, studied law but did not practice. He settled on a farm on West River and returned to Baltimore, in 183. Then he served as the judge of the orphans’ court, was a director of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company and the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Company. In 1839, he was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress, serving until 1841. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he retired from political life and died in Baltimore, Maryland, at age 81.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
Family Members
Advertisement
