. History of the counties of Dauphin and Lebanon : in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; biographical and genealogical . inued at the Nottingham Academy, CecilCo., Md. His further education and preparation forprofessional life were the result of personal applica-tion directed only by himself. As early as 1812 he was recorder of patents underJohn Cochran, secretary of the land-office, and re-corder of surveys in the office of Andrew Porter,then surveyor-general. In September, 1814, he joinedthe Harrisburg Artillerists, a company formed withintwenty-four hours after the British had burned thecap
. History of the counties of Dauphin and Lebanon : in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; biographical and genealogical . inued at the Nottingham Academy, CecilCo., Md. His further education and preparation forprofessional life were the result of personal applica-tion directed only by himself. As early as 1812 he was recorder of patents underJohn Cochran, secretary of the land-office, and re-corder of surveys in the office of Andrew Porter,then surveyor-general. In September, 1814, he joinedthe Harrisburg Artillerists, a company formed withintwenty-four hours after the British had burned thecapitol at Washington, and was the youngest man inthe four companies that volunteered from Harrisburgon that occasion. The company marched to Yorkand thence to Baltimore, and remained on duty thereuntil the British withdrew and abandoned their con-templated attack on that city. In May, 1817, he began the study of law underHon. Amos Ellmaker, attorney-general, and was ad-mitted to the Dauphin County bar in 1820. He wasalways aggressive, and as a young lawyer displayedgreat energy and fearlessness in prosecuting what he. j BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY. 597 believed to be wrong. He took an active part in anunsuccessful attempt to impeach Judge Franks, of theLebanon and Dauphin district, for alleged offenses. In 1835 he was elected clerk of the House of Rep-resentatives by a union of the Whig and Anti-Masonicmembers, defeating Francis R. Shunk, the Democraticcandidate. In 1837 he was secretary to the conven-tion which gave us the Constitution under whichPennsylvania lived from 1838 to 1873, and at theadjournment of that body was unanimously colonel finds special pleasure in recounting hisservices with that body. In 1839 he cast his fortunes with Columbia, andwent there to live, having been elected cashier of theColumbia Bank and Bridge Company. The companyhad a nominal capital of $150,000, but actually notmore than $80,000 to $100,000, as a bridge costingmore than $175,000 had bee
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