US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1859 and opened law practice in Brookville, Pennsylvania. In 1875, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress, serving until 1877. While in term, he was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives to conduct the impeachment proceedings against William W. Belknap, ex-Secretary of War in 1876. In 1885 and 1886, he was Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Solicitor General of the United States, 1886 to 1889. A unsuccessful candidate for United States Senator in the joint legislative convention of 1899, he resumed the practice of law until his death.
US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1859 and opened law practice in Brookville, Pennsylvania. In 1875, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress, serving until 1877. While in term, he was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives to conduct the impeachment proceedings against William W. Belknap, ex-Secretary of War in 1876. In 1885 and 1886, he was Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Solicitor General of the United States, 1886 to 1889. A unsuccessful candidate for United States Senator in the joint legislative convention of 1899, he resumed the practice of law until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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