| Birth: | Mar. 26, 1836
Punxsutawney
Jefferson County
Pennsylvania, USA | | Death: | Feb. 10, 1908
Brookville
Jefferson County
Pennsylvania, USA | 
US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1859 and opened law practice in Brookville, Pennsylvania. In 1875, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress, serving until 1877. While in term, he was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives to conduct the impeachment proceedings against William W. Belknap, ex-Secretary of War in 1876. In 1885 and 1886, he was Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Solicitor General of the United States, 1886 to 1889. A unsuccessful candidate for United States Senator in the joint legislative convention of 1899, he resumed the practice of law until his death. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Brookville Cemetery
Brookville
Jefferson County
Pennsylvania, USA |
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Record added: Jul 08, 2007
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