Background
He was born in Belknap County, New Hampshire and also lived in Alton, Illinois for a time.
He was born in Belknap County, New Hampshire and also lived in Alton, Illinois for a time.
He settled near Saint Croix Falls, Wisconsin in 1848 and was also involved in the development of Taylors Falls, Minnesota. He ran a mercantile business in Taylors Falls and was also engaged in the lumber industry. He was twice elected to the Minnesota Territory House of Representatives: first in 1854 (where he also served as speaker) and again in 1856 (in a disputed election with William Wallace Kingsbury).
He later served as the treasurer for Chisago County, Minnesota from 1866 to 1876.
He died in Taylors Falls in 1887.