U.S. Congressman. He attended Norwich Military Academy, graduated from Harvard University in 1829, studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced law in New Orleans, Louisiana (1835 to 1842). Entering politics, he served as a member of the Louisiana State Senate (1842 to 1844). In 1844, he was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Peter E. Bossier, reelected to the Twenty-ninth, Thirtieth, and Thirty-first Congresses, serving until 1851. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he served as Louisiana Attorney General (1853 to 1855). In 1856, he was appointed by President Franklin Pierce commissioner to New Granada to negotiate concerning the transit of citizens, officers, soldiers, and seamen of the U.S. across the Isthmus of Panama. Retiring from public service, he practiced law until his death.
U.S. Congressman. He attended Norwich Military Academy, graduated from Harvard University in 1829, studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced law in New Orleans, Louisiana (1835 to 1842). Entering politics, he served as a member of the Louisiana State Senate (1842 to 1844). In 1844, he was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Peter E. Bossier, reelected to the Twenty-ninth, Thirtieth, and Thirty-first Congresses, serving until 1851. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he served as Louisiana Attorney General (1853 to 1855). In 1856, he was appointed by President Franklin Pierce commissioner to New Granada to negotiate concerning the transit of citizens, officers, soldiers, and seamen of the U.S. across the Isthmus of Panama. Retiring from public service, he practiced law until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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