U.S. Congressman. After receiving a liberal education, he moved to New York City, in 1826. Then resided in Cincinnati, Ohio, (1842 to 1845), was one of the founders of Toledo, Ohio and one of the proprietors of the Rock River Valley Railroad. He moved to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, in 1845, engaged in the real estate business and moved to Empire, Wisconsin, in 1850. Entering politics, he was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress, serving (1853 to 1855). An unsuccessful for reelection, he resumed his former business pursuits, until he lost his life in the burning of the steamer Niagara, disaster one mile off the shore of Belgium, Wisconsin. His body was never recovered.
U.S. Congressman. After receiving a liberal education, he moved to New York City, in 1826. Then resided in Cincinnati, Ohio, (1842 to 1845), was one of the founders of Toledo, Ohio and one of the proprietors of the Rock River Valley Railroad. He moved to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, in 1845, engaged in the real estate business and moved to Empire, Wisconsin, in 1850. Entering politics, he was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress, serving (1853 to 1855). An unsuccessful for reelection, he resumed his former business pursuits, until he lost his life in the burning of the steamer Niagara, disaster one mile off the shore of Belgium, Wisconsin. His body was never recovered.
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