US Congressman. He University of Kentucky taught school in Mason County, West Virginia, and was editor of the West Virginia Monitor, in 1876. He then studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1877, commenced to practice law in Council Grove, Kansas and moved to Butler, Missouri, in 1882 and continued to practice law. He was prosecuting attorney of Bates County, and owner-editor of the Butler Free Press. He also served as Deputy Missouri State hotel inspector, as Deputy Missouri State labor commissioner, and owner-editor of the Bates County Record. In 1921, he was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh Congress, serving until 1923. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he was a Missouri State warehouse commissioner, and engaged in literary pursuits until his death at age 77.

US Congressman. He University of Kentucky taught school in Mason County, West Virginia, and was editor of the West Virginia Monitor, in 1876. He then studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1877, commenced to practice law in Council Grove, Kansas and moved to Butler, Missouri, in 1882 and continued to practice law. He was prosecuting attorney of Bates County, and owner-editor of the Butler Free Press. He also served as Deputy Missouri State hotel inspector, as Deputy Missouri State labor commissioner, and owner-editor of the Bates County Record. In 1921, he was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh Congress, serving until 1923. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he was a Missouri State warehouse commissioner, and engaged in literary pursuits until his death at age 77.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith