Senator from Macomb county in 1881-2, was born in Wyoming county, N. Y., July 24, 1821. He came with his father to Michigan in 1822, and has been a resident of Macomb county since that time. He is a druggist, in politics a Republican. Resides at Utica. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1867, and was assessor of internal revenue under Grant in the old 5th Congressional District.

Contributed by Barb Z - Source: Early History of Michigan with Biographies of State Officers, Members of Congress, Judges and Legislators: With Biographies of State Officers, Members of Congress, Judges and LegislatorsBy Stephen D. BinghamPublished by Thorp & Godfrey, state printers, 1888