US Congressman. Served as Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. Elected to represent Indiana's 9th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1853 to 1855. Also served as a Candidate for the Indiana State House of Representatives in 1847, Member of the Indiana State Senate from 1849 to 1842, United States District Attorney for Minnesota from 1855 to 1857, and Secretary of the State of Indiana from 1871 until his death in 1872. (bio by: K)