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 Politician, Served In Missouri and U.S. Houses of Representatives

Born:

December 13, 1836, Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Died:

February 4, 1920, Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Buried:

Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, AL

Notes:

•  He was elected to represent Missouri's 4th and 14th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1879 to 1885. He also served as a member of the Missouri State Legislature, and Delegate to the Missouri State Constitutional Convention for the 26th District in 1875. (Bio by: K) - FindaGrave

•  He graduated from Yale in 1860, where he was a member of Skull and Bones. - Wikipedia

•  Missouri Digital Heritage, Letter from Davis - Describes the coming of soldiers from the [St. Louis] Arsenal to Jackson and the arrests that were made (including himself and his father). Mentions an oath the arrested were required to swear to the constitution... - Missouri Digital Heritage

•  It is unclear why he came to be buried in Maple Hill Cemetery


Related Links:

•  Biographical Directory of US Congress - Bio

•  FindaGrave

•  Missouri Digital Heritage (Originally found at http://cdm.sos.mo.gov/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/CivilWar&CISOPTR=8399&REC=16.)

•  Wikipedia - Short Bio