James Johnson Lindley
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James Johnson Lindley was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Born in Mansfield, Ohio
, Lindley moved with his parents to Cynthiana, Kentucky
, in 1836.
He attended Woodville College, Ohio.
He moved to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1843.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1846 and commenced practice in Monticello, Missouri
.
Lindley was elected circuit attorney in 1848 and 1852.
Lindley was elected as a Whig
to the Thirty-third Congress and reelected as an Opposition Party
candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1857).
He was not a candidate for reelection in 1856.
He moved to Davenport, Iowa
, in 1858 and continued the practice of law.
Commissioned to investigate the condition of Iowa troops serving in the Civil War
.
After the war practiced his profession in Chicago until 1868, when he moved to St. Louis, Missouri.
He served as judge of the circuit court of the eighth judicial district of Missouri 1871-1883.
He moved to Kansas City, Missouri
.
He retired from business activities.
He died at the home of a son in Nevada, Missouri
, April 18, 1891.
He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Born in Mansfield, Ohio
Mansfield, Ohio
Mansfield is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Richland County. The municipality is located in north-central Ohio in the western foothills of the Allegheny Plateau, approximately southwest of Cleveland and northeast of Columbus....
, Lindley moved with his parents to Cynthiana, Kentucky
Cynthiana, Kentucky
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,258 people, 2,692 households, and 1,639 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,873.6 people per square mile . There were 2,909 housing units at an average density of 870.9 per square mile...
, in 1836.
He attended Woodville College, Ohio.
He moved to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1843.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1846 and commenced practice in Monticello, Missouri
Monticello, Missouri
Monticello is a village in Lewis County, Missouri, United States, along the North Fabius River. The population was 126 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lewis County.Monticello is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area....
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Lindley was elected circuit attorney in 1848 and 1852.
Lindley was elected as a Whig
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
to the Thirty-third Congress and reelected as an Opposition Party
Opposition Party (United States)
The Opposition Party in the United States is a label with two different applications in Congressional history, as a majority party in Congress 1854-58, and as a Third Party in the South 1858-1860....
candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1857).
He was not a candidate for reelection in 1856.
He moved to Davenport, Iowa
Davenport, Iowa
Davenport is a city located along the Mississippi River in Scott County, Iowa, United States. Davenport is the county seat of and largest city in Scott County. Davenport was founded on May 14, 1836 by Antoine LeClaire and was named for his friend, George Davenport, a colonel during the Black Hawk...
, in 1858 and continued the practice of law.
Commissioned to investigate the condition of Iowa troops serving in the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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After the war practiced his profession in Chicago until 1868, when he moved to St. Louis, Missouri.
He served as judge of the circuit court of the eighth judicial district of Missouri 1871-1883.
He moved to Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
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He retired from business activities.
He died at the home of a son in Nevada, Missouri
Nevada, Missouri
Nevada is a city in Vernon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 8,327 at the 2011 census. It is the county seat of Vernon County. Nevada is the home of Cottey College, a junior college for women operated by the P.E.O. Sisterhood....
, April 18, 1891.
He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri.