US Congressman. He moved to Chicago in 1857, became a grain and provision commission merchant and was president of the Board of Trade of Chicago in 1882. In 1883, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth, and Fiftieth Congresses, retiring after his final term in 1889. He died of a heart attack while en route to attend the centennial celebration in his native state.
US Congressman. He moved to Chicago in 1857, became a grain and provision commission merchant and was president of the Board of Trade of Chicago in 1882. In 1883, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth, and Fiftieth Congresses, retiring after his final term in 1889. He died of a heart attack while en route to attend the centennial celebration in his native state.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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