US Congressman. He graduated from Union Academy in 1864, moved to Buffalo, New York, in 1866 and taught school. He was principal of a Buffalo public school for three years and established himself as a wholesale woolen merchant. Moving to New York City, in 1877, he engaged in business as a woolen importer, was president of the board of aldermen of New York City, plus was trustee and director of several banks and corporations. In 1907, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixtieth, Sixty-first and Sixty-second Congresses, serving until 1913. Declining to be a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed his former business pursuits until his death at age 75.
US Congressman. He graduated from Union Academy in 1864, moved to Buffalo, New York, in 1866 and taught school. He was principal of a Buffalo public school for three years and established himself as a wholesale woolen merchant. Moving to New York City, in 1877, he engaged in business as a woolen importer, was president of the board of aldermen of New York City, plus was trustee and director of several banks and corporations. In 1907, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixtieth, Sixty-first and Sixty-second Congresses, serving until 1913. Declining to be a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed his former business pursuits until his death at age 75.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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