US Congressman. Educated at Guilford Academy, he engaged in mercantile pursuits in New Haven, Connecticut, (1829-42) and then moved to New York City. There he continued in the mercantile business and was vice president of the New York City Chamber of Commerce, (1867-69). In 1874, he was elected as an Independent Republican to the Forty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Stewart L. Woodford, was reelected to the Forty-fourth Congress and as a Republican to the Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth Congresses, serving until 1881. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he retired from public life.
US Congressman. Educated at Guilford Academy, he engaged in mercantile pursuits in New Haven, Connecticut, (1829-42) and then moved to New York City. There he continued in the mercantile business and was vice president of the New York City Chamber of Commerce, (1867-69). In 1874, he was elected as an Independent Republican to the Forty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Stewart L. Woodford, was reelected to the Forty-fourth Congress and as a Republican to the Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth Congresses, serving until 1881. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he retired from public life.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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