▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁to ▁the ▁Fort y - first , ▁Fort y - second , ▁and ▁Fort y - third ▁Congress es ▁( M arch ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁– ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 7 5 ). ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Exp end it ures ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁State ▁( F ort y - third ▁Congress ), ▁Committee ▁on ▁Private ▁Land ▁Cla ims ▁( F ort y - third ▁Congress ). ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁ren om ination ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁He ▁engaged ▁in ▁newspaper ▁purs uits . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁command ant ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁soldiers ' ▁home ▁at ▁La f ay ette , ▁Indiana , ▁died ▁there ▁December ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁and ▁was ▁inter red ▁in ▁the ▁Sold iers ' ▁Home ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Retrieved ▁on ▁ 2 0 0 9 - 5 - 1 2 ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 3 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 9 9 ▁death s ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁Indiana ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Michigan ▁al umn i ▁Category : Ind iana ▁Republic ans ▁Category : Pe ople ▁of ▁Indiana ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Aust int own , ▁Ohio ▁Category : Union ▁Army ▁colon els ▁Category : Rep ublic an ▁Party