U.S. Congressman. Moving to Wooster, Ohio in 1812, he engaged in mercantile pursuits, was justice of the peace in 1815 and commissioner for Wayne County in 1818. He was a member of the Ohio State House of Representatives (1821-22), and a member of the Ohio State Senate (1829-32). In 1833, he was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses, serving until 1837. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed his previous business interests until his death.
U.S. Congressman. Moving to Wooster, Ohio in 1812, he engaged in mercantile pursuits, was justice of the peace in 1815 and commissioner for Wayne County in 1818. He was a member of the Ohio State House of Representatives (1821-22), and a member of the Ohio State Senate (1829-32). In 1833, he was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses, serving until 1837. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed his previous business interests until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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