U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator. During the Civil War, he served in the Confederate Army. After the war, he returned to his plantation in Arkansas. He studied law, admitted to the bar in 1874 and commenced to practice law in Washington, Arkansas. Entering politics, he was a member of the Arkansas State Senate (1873-79) and chairman of the Democratic National Committee. In 1881, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth Congresses, serving until 1885. After leaving Congress, he was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate, serving 1886-1903. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law until his death.
U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator. During the Civil War, he served in the Confederate Army. After the war, he returned to his plantation in Arkansas. He studied law, admitted to the bar in 1874 and commenced to practice law in Washington, Arkansas. Entering politics, he was a member of the Arkansas State Senate (1873-79) and chairman of the Democratic National Committee. In 1881, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth Congresses, serving until 1885. After leaving Congress, he was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate, serving 1886-1903. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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