US Congressman. He studied law at Cumberland University Tennessee, was admitted to the bar in 1853 and proceeded to practice law in Union City, Tennessee. He was a member of the Tennessee State House of Representatives (1857-59), presidential elector on the Democratic ticket for Douglas and Johnson in 1860 and delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1868. In 1875, he was Democrat to the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses, serving until 1879. Not a candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law in Gardner, Tennessee and was a member of the Tennessee State Senate (1891-93). He died at the age of 70.
US Congressman. He studied law at Cumberland University Tennessee, was admitted to the bar in 1853 and proceeded to practice law in Union City, Tennessee. He was a member of the Tennessee State House of Representatives (1857-59), presidential elector on the Democratic ticket for Douglas and Johnson in 1860 and delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1868. In 1875, he was Democrat to the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses, serving until 1879. Not a candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law in Gardner, Tennessee and was a member of the Tennessee State Senate (1891-93). He died at the age of 70.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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