He lived in Illinois for 2 years. He moved to Iowa in 1852. He came to Minnesota in 1859 and settled in Fillmore County. He moved to Preston, Minnesota in 1867.
Toensing, the Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1874 and 1875, and Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877 list his middle initial as H. The Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1876 and 1877 list both H. and A.
"Always a Republican since the party had a name." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 13)
Religion provided by the Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 13.