U.S. Congressman. He immigrated to the United States in 1854 and engaged as a calico printer in Fort Wayne, Indiana. During the Civil War, he served as a Captain of Company I, 30th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, Union Army and was wounded in the Battle of Shiloh. After the war, he was a department store owner, manufactured wheels and a member of the common council of Fort Wayne in 1874. In 1887, he was elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth Congress, serving until 1889. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1892 and commissioner to the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago, Illinois, in 1893.
U.S. Congressman. He immigrated to the United States in 1854 and engaged as a calico printer in Fort Wayne, Indiana. During the Civil War, he served as a Captain of Company I, 30th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, Union Army and was wounded in the Battle of Shiloh. After the war, he was a department store owner, manufactured wheels and a member of the common council of Fort Wayne in 1874. In 1887, he was elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth Congress, serving until 1889. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1892 and commissioner to the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago, Illinois, in 1893.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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