▁election ▁to ▁the ▁Fort y - fif th ▁Congress . ▁ ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Den ver , ▁Colorado , ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁and ▁th ence , ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁to ▁Le ad ville , ▁where ▁he ▁edited ▁a ▁newspaper . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁super visor ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁for ▁Colorado ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁Later ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁United ▁States ▁post - office ▁inspect or ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁res ign ing ▁that ▁post ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁In ▁Colorado ▁he ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁ins urance ▁business ▁ 1 8 8 3 - 1 8 9 0 ▁before ▁res uming ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Den ver , ▁Colorado ▁on ▁March ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁inter red ▁in ▁Fair mount ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Den ver . ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 3 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 0 8 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Put nam , ▁Connecticut ▁Category : S outh ▁Carolina ▁Republic ans ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Category : Rep ublic an ▁Party ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : Ge orge ▁Washington ▁University ▁Law ▁School ▁al umn i ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁American ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁Y iz hi ▁Jane ▁T ao , ▁Ph .