US Congressman. He attended Kentucky Wesleyan College, then Wesleyan University Illinois, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1890 and commenced to practice law in New York City. During the Spanish- American War, he served as a Private in Company C, 71st Regiment, New York National Guard and was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1906. In 1913, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third and Sixty-fourth Congresses, serving until 1917. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law in New York City until his retirement in 1928.
US Congressman. He attended Kentucky Wesleyan College, then Wesleyan University Illinois, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1890 and commenced to practice law in New York City. During the Spanish- American War, he served as a Private in Company C, 71st Regiment, New York National Guard and was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1906. In 1913, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third and Sixty-fourth Congresses, serving until 1917. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law in New York City until his retirement in 1928.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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