U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator. Educated at Hebron Academy, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1857 and commenced to practice law in Ellsworth, Maine. He was prosecuting attorney for Hancock County, (1858-66) and a member of the Maine State House of Representatives, (1867-68, 79-80). In 1869, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first Congress and to the next four succeeding Congresses, serving until 1879. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate, serving until 1911. After leaving politics, he remained in Washington D.C. until his death at age 82.
U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator. Educated at Hebron Academy, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1857 and commenced to practice law in Ellsworth, Maine. He was prosecuting attorney for Hancock County, (1858-66) and a member of the Maine State House of Representatives, (1867-68, 79-80). In 1869, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first Congress and to the next four succeeding Congresses, serving until 1879. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate, serving until 1911. After leaving politics, he remained in Washington D.C. until his death at age 82.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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