OVERVIEW:

BORN:
January 30, 1836;
Bethel Township, Ohio

DIED:
April 22, 1932;
Springfield, Ohio

EDUCATION:
Antioch College,
Studied Law

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

HIGHLIGHTS:
1858:
Admitted to Ohio Bar;
Began Practicing Law in Springfield, Ohio
1861-1865
Served in Union Army during Civil War
July 1865:
Resumed Practicing Law 
1868-1869:
Member, Ohio State Senate
1871-1872:
Commander, Ohio Department of the Grand Army of the Republic
1876:
Delegate to the Republican National Convention
1877-1885:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives (R-OH)
1881-1883:
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Chairman of the House Rules Committee
1884:
Unsuccessful Candidate for Renomination to the House
1898-1899:
Major General of Volunteers in the Spanish-American War
1900-1901:
First Commander in Chief of the Spanish-American War Veterans
1905-1911:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives (R-OH)
1910:
Unsuccessful Candidate for Reelection to the House 
1911:
Resumed Law Practice;
President, Lagonda National Bank in Springfield, OH

RESOURCES:

BIOGRAPHIES:
U.S. House of Representatives
Biographical Directory of Congress
Ohio History Central
Wikipedia

PAPERS:
Syracuse University

PORTRAIT: