U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Yale College in 1860, from the Louisville University Law School in 1863, admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Jackson, Missouri. He was the Missouri State Attorney for the tenth judicial district (1868-72) a member of the Missouri State constitutional convention in 1875 and a member of the Missouri State house of Representatives, (1876-78). In 1879, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-sixth, Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth Congresses, serving until 1885. After his term, he engaged in agricultural pursuits and in raised stock until his death at age 83.
U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Yale College in 1860, from the Louisville University Law School in 1863, admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Jackson, Missouri. He was the Missouri State Attorney for the tenth judicial district (1868-72) a member of the Missouri State constitutional convention in 1875 and a member of the Missouri State house of Representatives, (1876-78). In 1879, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-sixth, Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth Congresses, serving until 1885. After his term, he engaged in agricultural pursuits and in raised stock until his death at age 83.
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