US Congressman. He studied law, was admitted to the Kentucky State Bar in 1845 and opened a law practice in Mayfield, Kentucky. He was a presidential elector on the Whig ticket of General Winfield Scott and William A. Graham in 1852 and a member of the Kentucky State House of Representatives to 1855 from 1857. In 1863, he was elected as an Unconditional Unionist to the Thirty-eighth Congress, serving until 1865. Declining to be a candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law until his death at age 74.
US Congressman. He studied law, was admitted to the Kentucky State Bar in 1845 and opened a law practice in Mayfield, Kentucky. He was a presidential elector on the Whig ticket of General Winfield Scott and William A. Graham in 1852 and a member of the Kentucky State House of Representatives to 1855 from 1857. In 1863, he was elected as an Unconditional Unionist to the Thirty-eighth Congress, serving until 1865. Declining to be a candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law until his death at age 74.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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