U.S. Senator. He learned the printing trade, edited the Xenia News and to support the Free-State movement; was one of the founders of Emporia, Kansas, where he established the Kansas News in 1857. He was secretary of the Free-State convention in 1857 and a member of the Leavenworth constitutional convention in 1859. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1861, was elected to the Kansas State House of Representatives in 1862 and was a reporter for the Kansas State Supreme Court. During the Civil War, he served in the Union Army and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the 11th Kansas Cavalry. After the war, he was a member of the Kansas State House of Representatives (1867-68), prosecuting attorney of Lyon County and was president of the Emporia National Bank in 1873. In 1877, he was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served until his death at age 54.
U.S. Senator. He learned the printing trade, edited the Xenia News and to support the Free-State movement; was one of the founders of Emporia, Kansas, where he established the Kansas News in 1857. He was secretary of the Free-State convention in 1857 and a member of the Leavenworth constitutional convention in 1859. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1861, was elected to the Kansas State House of Representatives in 1862 and was a reporter for the Kansas State Supreme Court. During the Civil War, he served in the Union Army and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the 11th Kansas Cavalry. After the war, he was a member of the Kansas State House of Representatives (1867-68), prosecuting attorney of Lyon County and was president of the Emporia National Bank in 1873. In 1877, he was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served until his death at age 54.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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