U.S. Congressman. After serving in the War of 1812, he taught school, studied law, admitted to the bar in 1821 and commenced to practice law in Jefferson, Ohio. He was a member of the Ohio State House of Representatives, in 1826 and elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Elisha Whittlesey, in 1842. He was reelected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth through Thirtieth Congresses, as a Free-Soil candidate to the Thirty-first through Thirty-third Congresses, elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congress, serving until 1859. Declining to be a candidate for reelection, he was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln as consul general to the British North American Provinces Canada, in 1861 and served until his death at age 68.
U.S. Congressman. After serving in the War of 1812, he taught school, studied law, admitted to the bar in 1821 and commenced to practice law in Jefferson, Ohio. He was a member of the Ohio State House of Representatives, in 1826 and elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Elisha Whittlesey, in 1842. He was reelected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth through Thirtieth Congresses, as a Free-Soil candidate to the Thirty-first through Thirty-third Congresses, elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congress, serving until 1859. Declining to be a candidate for reelection, he was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln as consul general to the British North American Provinces Canada, in 1861 and served until his death at age 68.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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