US Representative from Pennsylvania. He graduated from Washington College, now Washington and Jefferson University, Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1850. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1852 and practiced in Pittsburgh for twenty years. During this time, he also engaged in banking, manufacturing, and mining. For several years he was vice president of the Pittsburgh chamber of commerce. He was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress, serving March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1877. Reelected to the Forty-eighth Congress on March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1885 and was also chairman for the Committee on Labor of that Congress. Unsuccessful as a candidate for reelection in 1884 to the Forty-ninth Congress, he engaged in the practice of law in Washington, D.C. until his death.
US Representative from Pennsylvania. He graduated from Washington College, now Washington and Jefferson University, Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1850. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1852 and practiced in Pittsburgh for twenty years. During this time, he also engaged in banking, manufacturing, and mining. For several years he was vice president of the Pittsburgh chamber of commerce. He was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress, serving March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1877. Reelected to the Forty-eighth Congress on March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1885 and was also chairman for the Committee on Labor of that Congress. Unsuccessful as a candidate for reelection in 1884 to the Forty-ninth Congress, he engaged in the practice of law in Washington, D.C. until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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