About
American lawyer, Union Army general and politician who was New York State Attorney General from 1864 to 1865. He was a colonel of the First United States Chasseurs at the beginning of the Civil War.
Before Fame
He studied at Union College, but then graduated from Hamilton College in 1831.
Trivia
He was nominated by the Radical Republican party run for the vice-presidency alongside John C. Fremont. However, Fremont dropped out of the race soon after.
Family Life
He was born and raised in Palatine, Montgomery County, New York.
Associated With
He and Norm Coleman both served as state's Attorney Generals.
