U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Oberlin College Ohio in 1846 and was a theology professor at Oberlin College (1849-62). Entering politics, he was a member of the Ohio State House of Representatives (1856-59) and served in the Ohio State Senate (1860-62). He then accepted the position of U.S. consul to Rio de Janeiro, serving (1863-69) and served for several months in 1869, as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim to Brazil. In 1871 he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second Congress and to the next four succeeding Congresses, serving until 1881. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he returned to his position as a professor at Oberlin College, in 1883 and taught until his death.
U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Oberlin College Ohio in 1846 and was a theology professor at Oberlin College (1849-62). Entering politics, he was a member of the Ohio State House of Representatives (1856-59) and served in the Ohio State Senate (1860-62). He then accepted the position of U.S. consul to Rio de Janeiro, serving (1863-69) and served for several months in 1869, as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim to Brazil. In 1871 he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second Congress and to the next four succeeding Congresses, serving until 1881. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he returned to his position as a professor at Oberlin College, in 1883 and taught until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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