U.S. Congressman. He attended Henry College and was successful in agricultural pursuits. During the Civil War, he served as a Captain in the Cavalry Division, Army of Northern Virginia, Confederate Army. After the war, he returned to farming and was a member of the Virginia State House of Delegates, (1869-73). In 1883, he was elected as a Readjuster to the Forty-eighth Congress, serving until 1885 and reelected as a Republican to the Fiftieth Congress, serving (1887-89). An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed his agricultural interests until his death at age 73 in Tazewell, Virginia.
U.S. Congressman. He attended Henry College and was successful in agricultural pursuits. During the Civil War, he served as a Captain in the Cavalry Division, Army of Northern Virginia, Confederate Army. After the war, he returned to farming and was a member of the Virginia State House of Delegates, (1869-73). In 1883, he was elected as a Readjuster to the Forty-eighth Congress, serving until 1885 and reelected as a Republican to the Fiftieth Congress, serving (1887-89). An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed his agricultural interests until his death at age 73 in Tazewell, Virginia.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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