U.S. Congressman. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1855, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1858 and proceeded to practice law in Hyde Park, Vermont, in 1859. He was a member of the Vermont State House of Representatives in 1858, prosecuting attorney of Lamoille County, (1861-62) and a member of the council of censors in 1869. He served in the Vermont State Senate (1872-73), again as a member of the Vermont State House of Representatives in 1874 and as a judge of the Supreme Court of Vermont, (1874-90). In 1891, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-second Congress and to the next four succeeding Congresses, serving until 1901. An unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law and was a trustee of the University of Vermont, until his death at age 78.
U.S. Congressman. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1855, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1858 and proceeded to practice law in Hyde Park, Vermont, in 1859. He was a member of the Vermont State House of Representatives in 1858, prosecuting attorney of Lamoille County, (1861-62) and a member of the council of censors in 1869. He served in the Vermont State Senate (1872-73), again as a member of the Vermont State House of Representatives in 1874 and as a judge of the Supreme Court of Vermont, (1874-90). In 1891, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-second Congress and to the next four succeeding Congresses, serving until 1901. An unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law and was a trustee of the University of Vermont, until his death at age 78.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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