U.S. Congressman. Employed as an agent in his father's cargo shipping business, he traveled extensively in foreign countries until 1832 and then engaged in the iron business in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a member of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, (1851-53) and served in the Massachusetts State Senate in 1858. In 1861, he was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William Appleton, reelected to the Thirty-eighth Congress and to the next five succeeding Congresses, serving until his death.
U.S. Congressman. Employed as an agent in his father's cargo shipping business, he traveled extensively in foreign countries until 1832 and then engaged in the iron business in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a member of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, (1851-53) and served in the Massachusetts State Senate in 1858. In 1861, he was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William Appleton, reelected to the Thirty-eighth Congress and to the next five succeeding Congresses, serving until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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