US Senator. Born in Bloomington, Indiana, he graduated from Indiana University in 1873, then owned and operated a book store in Bloomington, until he moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1877. There he became a manufacturer of agricultural implements and was member of the Chattanooga school board (1881-82). He was president of the Chattanooga Plow Company (1882-1901) and a member of the board of directors of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway. In 1912, he was appointed as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Robert L. Taylor and served until 1913. Not a candidate for reelection, he resumed his manufacturing pursuits until he retired in 1927. He died at age 88 at his home on Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.
US Senator. Born in Bloomington, Indiana, he graduated from Indiana University in 1873, then owned and operated a book store in Bloomington, until he moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1877. There he became a manufacturer of agricultural implements and was member of the Chattanooga school board (1881-82). He was president of the Chattanooga Plow Company (1882-1901) and a member of the board of directors of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway. In 1912, he was appointed as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Robert L. Taylor and served until 1913. Not a candidate for reelection, he resumed his manufacturing pursuits until he retired in 1927. He died at age 88 at his home on Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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