was a potter, cattleman, and banker who served as a state legislator in Idaho.
[2][3] He was born in Ohio to Henry, a native of Ireland, and Mary née Gilbert Smith.
He raised cattle and owned property.
He sold his cattle ranching business and removed to Meadows Valley, Idaho where he was president of Meadows Valley Bank.
[4][1] He was foreman at F. M. Stout & Company for two years before heading west.