U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Central Indiana Normal College, in 1878, agricultural pursuits and taught school in Montgomery County, Indiana, (1879-82). After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1883 and commenced to practice law in Crawfordsville, Indiana. In 1889, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first, Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses, serving until 1895. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., (1894-1925). He then retired from active law practice and relocated to Seattle, Washington, until his death at age 79.
U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Central Indiana Normal College, in 1878, agricultural pursuits and taught school in Montgomery County, Indiana, (1879-82). After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1883 and commenced to practice law in Crawfordsville, Indiana. In 1889, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first, Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses, serving until 1895. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., (1894-1925). He then retired from active law practice and relocated to Seattle, Washington, until his death at age 79.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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