US Congressman. An 1892 graduate of the University of Kansas Law School, he was admitted to the Kansas State Bar Association, and started a private law practice in Eureka, Kansas. In 1906 he was appointed as Assistant Attorney General for Kansas, and was elevated to Attorney General in 1907. He served in that office until 1911 and through the administrations of Kansas Governors Edward W. Hoch and Walter R. Stubbs. In 1910 he was elected as a progressive Republican to represent Kansas' 4th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, and served a single term from 1911 to 1913. During his time in office he was a proponent of prohibition, and helped bring about the 1913 Webb–Kenyon Act, which limited interstate commerce of liquor. He also advocated legislation calling for transparency concerning Congressional election campaign expenses. He was defeated in his attempt to be re-elected, and returned to his private practice in Eureka. From 1914 to 1924 he was the attorney for the Public Utilities Commission of Kansas. He retired from law soon after leaving the post, engaged in farming and stock raising and passed away in 1931.
US Congressman. An 1892 graduate of the University of Kansas Law School, he was admitted to the Kansas State Bar Association, and started a private law practice in Eureka, Kansas. In 1906 he was appointed as Assistant Attorney General for Kansas, and was elevated to Attorney General in 1907. He served in that office until 1911 and through the administrations of Kansas Governors Edward W. Hoch and Walter R. Stubbs. In 1910 he was elected as a progressive Republican to represent Kansas' 4th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, and served a single term from 1911 to 1913. During his time in office he was a proponent of prohibition, and helped bring about the 1913 Webb–Kenyon Act, which limited interstate commerce of liquor. He also advocated legislation calling for transparency concerning Congressional election campaign expenses. He was defeated in his attempt to be re-elected, and returned to his private practice in Eureka. From 1914 to 1924 he was the attorney for the Public Utilities Commission of Kansas. He retired from law soon after leaving the post, engaged in farming and stock raising and passed away in 1931.
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