History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men . ^^z//J^:/^^^_ .^^^^. ./ hiri^^a^ v^ UNIONTOWN BOROUGH. 35E Railroad, which division was completed in 1872, thecharter for which he had caused to be granted in thesession of 1871. In 1872 he was defeated as a candi-date for the Senate at the Democratic primary elec-tions by Hon. Win. H. Play ford. He continued the practice of the law, and in 1876was again elected to the General Assembly for thesession of 1877-78, and at the November election of1878 was elected State senator for the F
History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men . ^^z//J^:/^^^_ .^^^^. ./ hiri^^a^ v^ UNIONTOWN BOROUGH. 35E Railroad, which division was completed in 1872, thecharter for which he had caused to be granted in thesession of 1871. In 1872 he was defeated as a candi-date for the Senate at the Democratic primary elec-tions by Hon. Win. H. Play ford. He continued the practice of the law, and in 1876was again elected to the General Assembly for thesession of 1877-78, and at the November election of1878 was elected State senator for the Fortieth Dis-trict, composed of the counties of Fayette and Greene,for the period of four years. In the House he served on general and local judi-ciary committees; in the Senate, on local, judiciary,railroad, and corporation committees. In both Houseand Senate, in all legislative controversies betweencapital and labor, he was always on the side of theoppressed, constantly looking out for the interests ofthe laboring classes, and was not tenderly loved bythe grasping monopolists of Pennsylvania. He originated the bill abolishing,
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