Soon after ending his second term as Governor of Pennsylvania , he switched to the Democratic political party , and was appointed Minister to Russia by President Ulysses S. Grant , and later served as a Democratic Congressman from 1881 until 1887 in the House of Representatives .
Soon after ending his second term , he switched to the Democratic political party , and was appointed Minister to Russia by President Ulysses S. Grant . 
 He later served as a Democratic Congressman from 1881 until 1887 in the U.S. House of Representatives .