U.S. Congressman. After completing law school, he was admitted to the bar in 1843 and commenced to practice law in Windham, Connecticut. He was a member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, (1844-45, 50, 58), clerk of the Connecticut State Senate, in 1847 and Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, in 1857. In 1859, he was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses, serving until 1863. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he was again a member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives in 1870 and practiced law until his death at age 60.
U.S. Congressman. After completing law school, he was admitted to the bar in 1843 and commenced to practice law in Windham, Connecticut. He was a member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, (1844-45, 50, 58), clerk of the Connecticut State Senate, in 1847 and Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, in 1857. In 1859, he was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses, serving until 1863. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he was again a member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives in 1870 and practiced law until his death at age 60.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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