U.S. Congressman. Moving to Alabama, in 1825, he studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Montgomery, Alabama. He was Montgomery County Court Clerk, a member of the Alabama State House of Representatives in 1828, solicitor of Montgomery County in 1828 and commissioner of the Alabama State, in 1842. In 1843, he was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress, serving until 1845. Declining to be a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law and was a member of the Alabama State House of Representatives, from 1853, until his death at age 53.
U.S. Congressman. Moving to Alabama, in 1825, he studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Montgomery, Alabama. He was Montgomery County Court Clerk, a member of the Alabama State House of Representatives in 1828, solicitor of Montgomery County in 1828 and commissioner of the Alabama State, in 1842. In 1843, he was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress, serving until 1845. Declining to be a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law and was a member of the Alabama State House of Representatives, from 1853, until his death at age 53.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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