Show 11 lion aon lawndes II 11 davis the tile gentleman whose speech on oil tile utah contested election case we publish in this issue was born at Jac jackson kron cape girardeau Girard cau oo 00 mo dec dm 18 1836 36 lie ile graduated in the tile collegiate department of yalo college in in and at the lou louisville i ville cLaw law school louisville ky in 1863 lie ile practised practiced law until 1875 meanwhile he be had been entrusted with a several overal important offices of public trust thus in 1868 lie ile was elected states attorney for the tenth judicial circuit of missouri which office ho lie held for sonic years when lie was returned as an elector en on the greeley and brown ticket in 1875 he was a member of the constitutional convention that framed IL massouris Mis lis souris pr present cent constitution ution and the year following he be was elected a member of the general assembly embly Missouri of in ili 1878 lie was elected to the forty sixth gon congress and was elected reelected re to the four courty ty seventh congress as a democrat receiving votes against A 1251 votes for T C simpson greenback Groin back candidate |