Waterville College, Waterville, Maine; College Graduate; (now Colby University), 1849
Studied Law; Admitted to the Bar, 1856
State Legislator (Not Minnesota):
Maine House of Representatives;
1854 to ?
School Board/Administration:
State of Maine (Superintendent of Schools);
1855 to ?
State Legislator (Not Minnesota):
Maine Senate;
1855 to ?
School Board/Administration:
State of Maine (Superintendent of Schools);
1857 to 1859
U.S. Executive Branch:
United States Consul (Vera Cruz, Mexico);
1861 to 1862
Military:
Union Army, Maine Volunteer Infantry, 5th Regiment (Colonel);
05/06/1861 to 08/31/1861
School Board/Administration:
Minnesota (Superintendent of Schools);
04/02/1867 to 08/1870
U.S. Representative:
1st Congressional District, Minnesota;
03/04/1871 to 03/03/1883
[Elected]
U.S. Representative:
1st Congressional District, Minnesota;
03/04/1889 to 03/03/1891
[Elected]