U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Jefferson College, in 1838, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1845 and commenced to practice law in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in 1846. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1856 and elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses, serving (1859-63). An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law until his death at age 69.
U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Jefferson College, in 1838, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1845 and commenced to practice law in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in 1846. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1856 and elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses, serving (1859-63). An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law until his death at age 69.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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