Background
He was born in Saint Croix Falls, Wisconsin, and graduated at the University of Rochester, where he was a member of Saint Anthony Hall, in 1867.
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He was born in Saint Croix Falls, Wisconsin, and graduated at the University of Rochester, where he was a member of Saint Anthony Hall, in 1867.
University of Rochester.
Recognized as the leading authority in the particular historical field to which he devoted himself, he was honored by membership in the National Institute of Arts and Letters. His writings include:
France under Mazarin (1887)
France under Louis XV (1897)
Richelieu (1900), in the "Heroes of the Nations Series"
France in the American Revolution (1911)
He died in Washington, District of Columbia
He served as city attorney of Rochester, New York from 1874 to 1878. Was a member of the New York State Assembly (Monroe Company, 1st Doctorate) in 1898. And served as a representative in Congress from 1901 until his death.