US Congressman. Born near Brownsville, Indiana, he studied law at Crawfordsville, was admitted to the bar in 1850 and commenced to practice law in Lebanon, Indiana. He was a member of the Indiana State House of Representatives (1861-64), member of the Indiana State Senate, (1864-67) and common pleas judge of Boone County, in 1867. In 1873, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third and Forty-fourth Congresses, serving until 1877. An unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law until his death at age 72 in Washington, D.C.
US Congressman. Born near Brownsville, Indiana, he studied law at Crawfordsville, was admitted to the bar in 1850 and commenced to practice law in Lebanon, Indiana. He was a member of the Indiana State House of Representatives (1861-64), member of the Indiana State Senate, (1864-67) and common pleas judge of Boone County, in 1867. In 1873, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third and Forty-fourth Congresses, serving until 1877. An unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law until his death at age 72 in Washington, D.C.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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