U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator. He was an innkeeper when appointed Justice of the Peace of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, in 1796. Entering politics, he was a member of the Pennsylvania State Legislature (1801 to 1803), associate judge of the Beaver County Court (1803-04), and again a member of the Pennsylvania State Legislature (1804 to 1808). He also served as Brigadier General of the Pennsylvania State Militia in 1807 and a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate (1808 to 1810). In 1811, he was elected as a Democratic Republican to the Twelfth Congress, serving until 1813, when he was elected as a Democratic Republican to the U.S. Senate, serving (1813 to 1819). After leaving the Senate, he was appointed the Pennsylvania State Commissioner to survey routes for canals and railways, in 1925, a member of the Pennsylvania State Legislature 1832-1835, and appointed to survey and construct the Pennsylvania & Ohio Canal, in 1836.
U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator. He was an innkeeper when appointed Justice of the Peace of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, in 1796. Entering politics, he was a member of the Pennsylvania State Legislature (1801 to 1803), associate judge of the Beaver County Court (1803-04), and again a member of the Pennsylvania State Legislature (1804 to 1808). He also served as Brigadier General of the Pennsylvania State Militia in 1807 and a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate (1808 to 1810). In 1811, he was elected as a Democratic Republican to the Twelfth Congress, serving until 1813, when he was elected as a Democratic Republican to the U.S. Senate, serving (1813 to 1819). After leaving the Senate, he was appointed the Pennsylvania State Commissioner to survey routes for canals and railways, in 1925, a member of the Pennsylvania State Legislature 1832-1835, and appointed to survey and construct the Pennsylvania & Ohio Canal, in 1836.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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