Democrats in Iowa's 6th Congressional District nominated him in 1912 to run for that District's House seat. He overcame objections to his supposed North Carolina residency by noting he returned to Iowa to vote every year, and was an Iowa veteran of the Civil War. After serving one term, he failed to gain re-nomination in 1914. He was nominated for the seat in 1916, but after losing in the general election, moved to North Carolina permanently to farm.
Democrats in Iowa's 6th Congressional District nominated him in 1912 to run for that District's House seat. He overcame objections to his supposed North Carolina residency by noting he returned to Iowa to vote every year, and was an Iowa veteran of the Civil War. After serving one term, he failed to gain re-nomination in 1914. He was nominated for the seat in 1916, but after losing in the general election, moved to North Carolina permanently to farm.
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