U.S. Congressman. He was a school teacher when he entered politics serving as the deputy treasurer of Ottawa County, Ohio, (1887-91) and a member of the board of school examiners of Ottawa County, (1890-92). He graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan, in 1893, was admitted to the bar, proceeded to practice law in Oak Harbor, Ohio and was prosecuting attorney for Ottawa County, (1895-1901). In 1913, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third, Sixty-fourth and Sixty-fifth Congresses, serving until 1919. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he engaged in the practice of law until his death at age 79.
U.S. Congressman. He was a school teacher when he entered politics serving as the deputy treasurer of Ottawa County, Ohio, (1887-91) and a member of the board of school examiners of Ottawa County, (1890-92). He graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan, in 1893, was admitted to the bar, proceeded to practice law in Oak Harbor, Ohio and was prosecuting attorney for Ottawa County, (1895-1901). In 1913, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third, Sixty-fourth and Sixty-fifth Congresses, serving until 1919. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he engaged in the practice of law until his death at age 79.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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