U.S. Congressman. Graduating from Wurtemberg Academy, in 1841, from the University of Nashville, in 1845, from the law department of Harvard University in 1848 and he was a member of the faculty of Livingston Law School in New York. Moving to Mississippi, in 1854, he engaged in agricultural pursuits and practiced law in Memphis. During the Civil War, he served as a Colonel in the Confederate Army. After the war, he located to Pulaski, Tennessee and practiced law. In 1883, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses, serving until 1887. Declining to be a candidate for re-nomination, he lived in retirement until his death at age 90.
U.S. Congressman. Graduating from Wurtemberg Academy, in 1841, from the University of Nashville, in 1845, from the law department of Harvard University in 1848 and he was a member of the faculty of Livingston Law School in New York. Moving to Mississippi, in 1854, he engaged in agricultural pursuits and practiced law in Memphis. During the Civil War, he served as a Colonel in the Confederate Army. After the war, he located to Pulaski, Tennessee and practiced law. In 1883, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses, serving until 1887. Declining to be a candidate for re-nomination, he lived in retirement until his death at age 90.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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