US Congressman. He graduated from Yale College in 1812, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1819 and opened a law practice in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1891. He was the first Judge of Probate in New Haven, a Connecticut State Senator and a member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives. In 1840, he was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William L. Storrs, reelected to the Twenty-seventh Congress, serving until 1843. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he was a member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives and practiced law until his death at age 76.
US Congressman. He graduated from Yale College in 1812, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1819 and opened a law practice in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1891. He was the first Judge of Probate in New Haven, a Connecticut State Senator and a member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives. In 1840, he was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William L. Storrs, reelected to the Twenty-seventh Congress, serving until 1843. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he was a member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives and practiced law until his death at age 76.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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Geneanet Community Trees Index
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Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
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Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005
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Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
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U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
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