sentences:  From 1911 to 1913 he served as a state Special Deputy Attorney General.In 1918 he was elected to the 65th Congress in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of George Murray Hulbert.Later in 1918 he was elected to a full term in the 66th Congress, and he served in the House from March 5, 1918 to March 4, 1921.