US Congressman. He attended the St. Lawrence Academy, the Albany Law School was admitted to the bar in 1854 and commenced to practice law in Potsdam, New York, in 1856. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (1863-64), postmaster of Potsdam (1865-66) president of the village of Potsdam and served in the New York State Senate, (1868-71). In 1881, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-seventh Congress and to the next three succeeding Congresses, serving until 1889. Not a candidate for re-nomination, President Cleveland appointed him a member of the first labor investigation commission and served as First Assistant Attorney General, (1890-93). He then resumed the practice of law and was president of the Thomas S. Clarkson Memorial School of Technology, until his death at age 77.
US Congressman. He attended the St. Lawrence Academy, the Albany Law School was admitted to the bar in 1854 and commenced to practice law in Potsdam, New York, in 1856. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (1863-64), postmaster of Potsdam (1865-66) president of the village of Potsdam and served in the New York State Senate, (1868-71). In 1881, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-seventh Congress and to the next three succeeding Congresses, serving until 1889. Not a candidate for re-nomination, President Cleveland appointed him a member of the first labor investigation commission and served as First Assistant Attorney General, (1890-93). He then resumed the practice of law and was president of the Thomas S. Clarkson Memorial School of Technology, until his death at age 77.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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