US Congressman. Born in Hartford, Conneticutt, he was educated at Yale College and moved to Pennsylvania, in 1800, where he taught school. There he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1803 and commenced practice in Bedford. He was clerk to the county commissioners of Bedford County (1806-07), member of the State House of Representatives (1810-13), served in the Pennsylvania State Senate as president (1814-16). In 1821, he was elected to the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Congresses, serving until he resigned in 1824. He was appointed associate judge of the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court in 1827 and served until his death at age 51 in Bedford, Pennsylvania.
US Congressman. Born in Hartford, Conneticutt, he was educated at Yale College and moved to Pennsylvania, in 1800, where he taught school. There he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1803 and commenced practice in Bedford. He was clerk to the county commissioners of Bedford County (1806-07), member of the State House of Representatives (1810-13), served in the Pennsylvania State Senate as president (1814-16). In 1821, he was elected to the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Congresses, serving until he resigned in 1824. He was appointed associate judge of the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court in 1827 and served until his death at age 51 in Bedford, Pennsylvania.
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