U.S. Congressman. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1801 and set up a law practice in Lancaster, Ohio. He was a member of the Ohio State House of Representatives, (1803, 05-07), a judge of the Ohio Supreme Court and a Major General in the Ohio State Militia. In 1817, he was elected as a Federalist to the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Congresses, serving until 1821 and elected as an Adams-Clay Republican to the Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses, serving (1823-29). An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he continued the practice of law until his death at age 63.
U.S. Congressman. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1801 and set up a law practice in Lancaster, Ohio. He was a member of the Ohio State House of Representatives, (1803, 05-07), a judge of the Ohio Supreme Court and a Major General in the Ohio State Militia. In 1817, he was elected as a Federalist to the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Congresses, serving until 1821 and elected as an Adams-Clay Republican to the Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses, serving (1823-29). An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he continued the practice of law until his death at age 63.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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