US Congressman. He graduated from Kinderhook Academy, New York in 1840, was admitted to the bar and began law practice in 1843. In 1859, he was elected as an Anti-Lecompton Democrat to the Thirty-sixth Congress, serving until 1861. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law. He was appointed a judge of the commission of appeals of New York State in 1873 and stayed in position until the expiration of the court by limitation in 1875.
US Congressman. He graduated from Kinderhook Academy, New York in 1840, was admitted to the bar and began law practice in 1843. In 1859, he was elected as an Anti-Lecompton Democrat to the Thirty-sixth Congress, serving until 1861. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law. He was appointed a judge of the commission of appeals of New York State in 1873 and stayed in position until the expiration of the court by limitation in 1875.
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