US Congressman. Moving to Maine, he engaged in mercantile pursuits, was assessor of Pownal Borough, in 1786 and town clerk of New Milford, Maine, (1795-97). He also was judge of the court of common pleas for Lincoln County, (1799-1810) and overseer of Bowdoin College, (1800-05). In 1805, he was elected as a Republican to the Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Congresses, serving until 1811. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he was Sheriff of Lincoln County, in 1811 and Postmaster of Wiscasset, Maine, until his death at age 56.
US Congressman. Moving to Maine, he engaged in mercantile pursuits, was assessor of Pownal Borough, in 1786 and town clerk of New Milford, Maine, (1795-97). He also was judge of the court of common pleas for Lincoln County, (1799-1810) and overseer of Bowdoin College, (1800-05). In 1805, he was elected as a Republican to the Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Congresses, serving until 1811. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he was Sheriff of Lincoln County, in 1811 and Postmaster of Wiscasset, Maine, until his death at age 56.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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