(1828- ), an American statesman, born in Richmond, Vt. He became a lawyer and was a representative in the legislature from 1854 to 1859, serving three years as speaker. In 1861 he was elected to the state senate, and in 1866 he became United States senator, which office he held by constant reelection until 1891. He gained note as the champion of a bill for the suppression of polygamy in Utah, passed in 1882. He was a candidate for the presidential nomination in the Republican national conventions of 1880 and 1884. After his retirement he became eminent as a constitutional lawyer.