US Representative from Illinois. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1858 and commenced practice in Macomb, Illinois. In 1861 he was a member of the city council and a member of the State house of representatives in 1864 and 1870. He was a member of the State constitutional convention of 1869-1870 and served in the State senate 1878 to 1882. Elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses, serving March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1887. As a unsuccessful candidate for reelection he resumed the practice of law in Chicago until his death.
US Representative from Illinois. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1858 and commenced practice in Macomb, Illinois. In 1861 he was a member of the city council and a member of the State house of representatives in 1864 and 1870. He was a member of the State constitutional convention of 1869-1870 and served in the State senate 1878 to 1882. Elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses, serving March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1887. As a unsuccessful candidate for reelection he resumed the practice of law in Chicago until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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