Civil War Veteran US Congressman. During the Civil War, he served in the Confederate Army as Captain and commander of Company G, 47th North Carolina Infantry. After serving as a member of the North Carolina state legislature from 1868 to 1870, in 1875, he was elected to represent North Carolina's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving until 1881. In 1885, he was the first president of the North Carolina state bar association. He was appointed as a state court judge in North Carolina in 1887.
Civil War Veteran US Congressman. During the Civil War, he served in the Confederate Army as Captain and commander of Company G, 47th North Carolina Infantry. After serving as a member of the North Carolina state legislature from 1868 to 1870, in 1875, he was elected to represent North Carolina's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving until 1881. In 1885, he was the first president of the North Carolina state bar association. He was appointed as a state court judge in North Carolina in 1887.
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