U.S. Congressman. Born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Waynesburg College, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1861 and practiced law. He was district attorney for Fayette County, in 1862, a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, (1865-66) president of the Democratic State convention, (1867-71) and delegate to the Democratic National Convention, (1876-80). In 1883, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses, serving until 1887. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he was appointed judge of the Territory of Washington, in 1888 and served until his at age 52 in Seattle, Washington.
U.S. Congressman. Born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Waynesburg College, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1861 and practiced law. He was district attorney for Fayette County, in 1862, a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, (1865-66) president of the Democratic State convention, (1867-71) and delegate to the Democratic National Convention, (1876-80). In 1883, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses, serving until 1887. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he was appointed judge of the Territory of Washington, in 1888 and served until his at age 52 in Seattle, Washington.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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