U.S. Congressman. Moving to Michigan, in the early 1830s, he was a farmer, studied theology, was ordained as a minister and was presiding elder of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of the Kalamazoo District, (1844 to 1848). Entering politics, he was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first Congress, serving (1849 to 1851). After leaving Congress, he retired from politics and returned to his farm in Kalamazoo County, until his death.
U.S. Congressman. Moving to Michigan, in the early 1830s, he was a farmer, studied theology, was ordained as a minister and was presiding elder of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of the Kalamazoo District, (1844 to 1848). Entering politics, he was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first Congress, serving (1849 to 1851). After leaving Congress, he retired from politics and returned to his farm in Kalamazoo County, until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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