U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Fairfield Seminary, received an civil engineering degree from Union College, in 1846 and was a school teacher. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1848 and commenced to practice law in Broadalbin, New York. He was the prosecuting attorney of Fulton County, (1859-62). In 1871, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second Congress, serving until 1873. Declining to be a candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law until his death at age 78.
U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Fairfield Seminary, received an civil engineering degree from Union College, in 1846 and was a school teacher. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1848 and commenced to practice law in Broadalbin, New York. He was the prosecuting attorney of Fulton County, (1859-62). In 1871, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second Congress, serving until 1873. Declining to be a candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law until his death at age 78.
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