4 0 ▁– ▁December ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁South ▁Dak ota . ▁ ▁Biography ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Montreal , ▁Quebec ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁where ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁common ▁schools . ▁ ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁East man ▁Business ▁College ▁in ▁P ough ke eps ie , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Wisconsin ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁and ▁en list ed ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁in ▁Company ▁C , ▁Tw enty - third ▁Regiment , ▁of ▁the ▁Wisconsin ▁Vol unte er ▁Infantry . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁must ered ▁out ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁lieutenant ▁on ▁July ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁took ▁up ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁ ▁Verm ill ion ▁of ▁the ▁Dak ota ▁Territ ory . is ▁where ▁he ▁first ▁established ▁his ▁practice . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁territorial ▁council ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁mayor ▁of ▁Verm ill ion . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁Republican ▁National ▁Convention ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁constitution al ▁convention . ▁ ▁He ▁was