Baldwin was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives for the 38th Congress , serving from March 4 , 1863 to March 3 , 1865 , becoming the first person to represent Michigan 's 5th congressional district . He unsuccessfully contested the election of Rowland E. Trowbridge to the 39th Congress . He was a delegate to 1864 Democratic National Convention in Chicago , and to the 1866 National Union Convention at Philadelphia
1864 Democratic National Convention
1864 Democratic National Convention
Augustus C. Baldwin