U.S. Congressman. He was manager of public utilities in New Albany and Jeffersonville, secretary-treasurer of the Western Gas Association,(1894-1906), secretary of the American Gas Institute, (1906-09), president of the Indiana Gas Association, (1908-10), plus Indiana Gas Association secretary, (1914-19). In 1919, he was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses, serving until 1923 and elected to the Seventy-first Congress, serving (1929-31). An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed his former business pursuits until his death at age 82.
U.S. Congressman. He was manager of public utilities in New Albany and Jeffersonville, secretary-treasurer of the Western Gas Association,(1894-1906), secretary of the American Gas Institute, (1906-09), president of the Indiana Gas Association, (1908-10), plus Indiana Gas Association secretary, (1914-19). In 1919, he was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses, serving until 1923 and elected to the Seventy-first Congress, serving (1929-31). An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed his former business pursuits until his death at age 82.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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