▁teacher ▁of ▁languages ▁in ▁the ▁Cast leton ▁Sem inary , ▁and ▁a ▁t utor ▁in ▁Middle bury ▁College . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁D ane ▁Law ▁School ▁of ▁Harvard ▁University . ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁and ▁comm enced ▁practice ▁in ▁O sw ego , ▁New ▁York , ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁O sw ego ▁Board ▁of ▁Education ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁a ▁Super visor ▁of ▁O sw ego ▁County ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁and ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁District ▁Att orney ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁and ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁O sw ego ▁County ▁Court ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁Governor ▁Morgan ▁commission er ▁to ▁super int end ▁the ▁draft ▁for ▁O sw ego ▁County ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁and ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁ ▁Church ill ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁to ▁the ▁ 4 0 th ▁and ▁ 4 1 st ▁United ▁States ▁Congress es , ▁and ▁served ▁from ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁to ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Exp end it ures ▁on ▁Public ▁Build ings ▁( 4 1 st ▁Congress ). ▁ ▁He ▁introduced ▁bill ▁H .