U.S. Senator. He graduated from Antioch College Ohio, in 1862, from the law department of the University of Michigan, in 1864, was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Moving to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1879, upon the admission of Utah as a State into the Union, he was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate, serving (1896-97). Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law. While in Washington, D.C., he died at age 63 from complications following a gunshot wound by Anne Maddison Bradley, his mistress of several years.
U.S. Senator. He graduated from Antioch College Ohio, in 1862, from the law department of the University of Michigan, in 1864, was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Moving to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1879, upon the admission of Utah as a State into the Union, he was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate, serving (1896-97). Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law. While in Washington, D.C., he died at age 63 from complications following a gunshot wound by Anne Maddison Bradley, his mistress of several years.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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