U.S. Congressman. He moved with his parents to Seattle, Washington, 1872 and thence to San Francisco, California, in 1873. There he became successful in the cattle, lumber and mining businesses and was a member of the California State Assembly, (1887-88). He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1888, was superintendent of Station B post office, San Francisco, (1890-94) and clerk of San Francisco City and County, (1894-98). He also was California State Secretary, (1899-1910), building and loan commissioner of California in 1911 and a representative to the Panama Pacific International Exposition for the Pacific Coast and Intermountain States, in 1911. In 1913, he was elected as a Republican, to the Sixty-third Congress and to the eight succeeding Congresses, serving until his death at age 72.
U.S. Congressman. He moved with his parents to Seattle, Washington, 1872 and thence to San Francisco, California, in 1873. There he became successful in the cattle, lumber and mining businesses and was a member of the California State Assembly, (1887-88). He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1888, was superintendent of Station B post office, San Francisco, (1890-94) and clerk of San Francisco City and County, (1894-98). He also was California State Secretary, (1899-1910), building and loan commissioner of California in 1911 and a representative to the Panama Pacific International Exposition for the Pacific Coast and Intermountain States, in 1911. In 1913, he was elected as a Republican, to the Sixty-third Congress and to the eight succeeding Congresses, serving until his death at age 72.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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