US Senator. From 1847 to 1848, he was the prosecuting attorney of Van Buren County, Iowa, and served in the State Senate, 1849 to 1851. He served on the State Supreme Court, 1854 to 1870 and as president of the Iowa Agricultural Society, 1860 to 1865. In 1871, he was elected as a Republican Senator from Iowa to the United States Senate, serving until 1877. He also served as chairman for the Committee on the Judiciary Forty-second Congress, Committee on Civil Service and Retrenchment Forty-third Congress and Committee on Claims Forty-fourth Congress. Not a candidate for reelection, he resumed law practice and was president of the American Bar Association, 1887 to 1888.
US Senator. From 1847 to 1848, he was the prosecuting attorney of Van Buren County, Iowa, and served in the State Senate, 1849 to 1851. He served on the State Supreme Court, 1854 to 1870 and as president of the Iowa Agricultural Society, 1860 to 1865. In 1871, he was elected as a Republican Senator from Iowa to the United States Senate, serving until 1877. He also served as chairman for the Committee on the Judiciary Forty-second Congress, Committee on Civil Service and Retrenchment Forty-third Congress and Committee on Claims Forty-fourth Congress. Not a candidate for reelection, he resumed law practice and was president of the American Bar Association, 1887 to 1888.
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