U.S. Congressman. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1854 and proceeded to practice law in Mississippi. During the Civil War, he served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Confederate Army. After the war, he served as the Mississippi District Attorney, (1865-67). Upon the readmission of the State of Mississippi to representation, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first and Forty-second Congresses, serving (1870-73). After leaving Congress, he was Attorney General of the State of Mississippi, (1873-77). He also engaged as an author of books on legal subjects, until his death.
U.S. Congressman. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1854 and proceeded to practice law in Mississippi. During the Civil War, he served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Confederate Army. After the war, he served as the Mississippi District Attorney, (1865-67). Upon the readmission of the State of Mississippi to representation, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first and Forty-second Congresses, serving (1870-73). After leaving Congress, he was Attorney General of the State of Mississippi, (1873-77). He also engaged as an author of books on legal subjects, until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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