OVERVIEW:

BORN:
February 9, 1843;
Clarksburg, West Virginia

DIED:
April 24, 1920;
Clarksburg, West Virginia

EDUCATION: 
Northwestern Academy (Clarksburg, WV), 
Georgetown College (now Georgetown University),
City University of New York

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

HIGHLIGHTS:
1861:
Served Union Army during Civil War
1864:
Captured and Imprisoned in Libby Prison in Richmond, VA;
Released in Exchange Authorized by President Lincoln
1865: 
Admitted to the Bar;
Began Practicing Law in Clarksburg, WV
1867-1868:
West Virginia House of Delegates 
1868-1881:
U.S. Attorney for West Virginia
1870, 1874:
Unsuccessful Republican Candidate for Congress
1876:
Unsuccessful Candidate for Governor of WV
1881:
U.S. Secretary of the Navy (1881)
1881-1882:
U.S. Attorney for WV
1888:
Unsuccessful Candidate for Governor of WV
1883-1889:
U.S. House of Representatives
1892-1913:
U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Judicial Circuit 
1913-1919
U.S. Senate

BIOGRAPHIES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
West Virginia Encyclopedia
West Virginia Archives
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia

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