He was born in Reed City, Michigan and moved with his family in 1884 to Campbell, Minnesota. He attended Hamline University[?] in Saint Paul, Minnesota and graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1902 and from the St. Paul College of law[?] in 1904.
He was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1914 and served from March 4, 1915 to March 3, 1925. He was elected to the US Senate in 1924 and served from March 4, 1925 until his death on December 22, 1935. He was killed by car in Washington, DC.
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