The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . emoved to Michi-gan, where he studied law and was admitted to thebar. He served at different times as register of thecourt of chancery, master in chancery, and clerk ofthe supreme
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . emoved to Michi-gan, where he studied law and was admitted to thebar. He served at different times as register of thecourt of chancery, master in chancery, and clerk ofthe supreme court. Duiing the Mexican war he wasa lieutenant in the1st Michigan volunteers. In1849 he settled in St. Paul, Minn., and for sevenyears practiced his profession. Between 1857 and1877 he was president of different railroads operatingin the northwest, among them the St. Paul and Chi-cago. He was five times elected to the state houseof representatives, and twice to the state senate. In1881, and again in 1885, he was elected mayor of He was elected to congress as a democrat in1886, and was a candidate for re-election in 1888,but was defeated. He is a man of great executivetalent, and has been instrumental in the develop-ment of the resources of Minnesota. He has fre-quently been spoken of as a candidate for governorof that state, and in connection with other high of-fices. He is a resident of St. MaOAAAjt JS. Joca^UtjLu, 180 THE NATIONAL CYCLOPEDIA
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