U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator. He graduated from Miami University Ohio in 1853, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1856, moved to Afton, Iowa and commenced the practice of law. He was superintendent of Union County, Iowa, in 1859, judge of Union County in 1860, clerk of the Third Auditor of the Treasury, Washington, D.C. (1862-65) and district judge of the third judicial circuit of Iowa (1868-72). In 1873, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third and Forty-fourth Congresses, serving until 1877. Declining to be a candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law and was a member of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of Iowa (1878-81). In 1881, he was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Samuel J. Kirkwood, serving until 1883. Not a candidate for reelection, he was appointed by President Benjamin Harrison a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1892 and served until his death.
U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator. He graduated from Miami University Ohio in 1853, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1856, moved to Afton, Iowa and commenced the practice of law. He was superintendent of Union County, Iowa, in 1859, judge of Union County in 1860, clerk of the Third Auditor of the Treasury, Washington, D.C. (1862-65) and district judge of the third judicial circuit of Iowa (1868-72). In 1873, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third and Forty-fourth Congresses, serving until 1877. Declining to be a candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law and was a member of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of Iowa (1878-81). In 1881, he was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Samuel J. Kirkwood, serving until 1883. Not a candidate for reelection, he was appointed by President Benjamin Harrison a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1892 and served until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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