US Congressman. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute, Lexington and was given an honorary diploma when he enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861. He served for General T.J. Jackson as drill instructor officer and as a staff officer in General George Pickett's division. After the war, he taught mathematics in a female seminary in Winchester, Virginia, (1865-67). He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1869 and commenced to practice in Front Royal, Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia State House of Delegates (1869-72), prosecuting attorney for Warren County, Virginia, (1874-79) and a member of the State board of visitors of the Virginia Military Institute. In 1894, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third Congress and reelected to the Fifty-fourth Congress, serving until 1897. Due to health reasons, he was not a candidate for renomination and died at age 55.
US Congressman. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute, Lexington and was given an honorary diploma when he enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861. He served for General T.J. Jackson as drill instructor officer and as a staff officer in General George Pickett's division. After the war, he taught mathematics in a female seminary in Winchester, Virginia, (1865-67). He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1869 and commenced to practice in Front Royal, Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia State House of Delegates (1869-72), prosecuting attorney for Warren County, Virginia, (1874-79) and a member of the State board of visitors of the Virginia Military Institute. In 1894, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third Congress and reelected to the Fifty-fourth Congress, serving until 1897. Due to health reasons, he was not a candidate for renomination and died at age 55.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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