U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Boonville, Indiana, in 1885. He was prosecuting attorney for the second judicial circuit of Indiana, (1886-90). In 1895, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress and to the next five succeeding Congresses, serving until his resignation in 1905. He was then elected as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Charles W. Fairbanks, serving (1905-09). An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law until his death.
U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Boonville, Indiana, in 1885. He was prosecuting attorney for the second judicial circuit of Indiana, (1886-90). In 1895, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress and to the next five succeeding Congresses, serving until his resignation in 1905. He was then elected as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Charles W. Fairbanks, serving (1905-09). An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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