John Henry Raney
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John Henry Raney was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
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Born in Gravelton, Missouri, Raney attended Union School, Des Arc, Missouri
, and Woods School, Virginia Settlement, Missouri.
He served as judge of the county court of Wayne County 1880-1882.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1881 and commenced practice at Greenville, Missouri
.
He also engaged in agricultural pursuits and as a stock raiser.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Wayne County 1882-1888.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1888 to the State house of representatives.
He served as delegate to all Republican State conventions 1884-1927.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1892.
He was one of the board of regents of the State normal school, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
from 1893 to 1895.
Raney was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1897).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in Piedmont, Missouri
.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for circuit judge of the twenty-first judicial district in 1898.
He served as again prosecuting attorney of Wayne County in 1921 and 1922.
He died near Patterson, Missouri
, January 23, 1928.
He was interred in the Masonic Cemetery, Piedmont, 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 Gravelton, Missouri, Raney attended Union School, Des Arc, Missouri
Des Arc, Missouri
Des Arc is a village in Iron County, Missouri, United States. The population was 187 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Des Arc is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
, and Woods School, Virginia Settlement, Missouri.
He served as judge of the county court of Wayne County 1880-1882.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1881 and commenced practice at Greenville, Missouri
Greenville, Missouri
Greenville is a small, fourth-class city located on U.S. Highway 67 near the intersection with Route D and E in Wayne County, Missouri in the United States along the St. Francis River. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city's population was 451; a 2003 estimate, however, showed the population to be 444...
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He also engaged in agricultural pursuits and as a stock raiser.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Wayne County 1882-1888.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1888 to the State house of representatives.
He served as delegate to all Republican State conventions 1884-1927.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1892.
He was one of the board of regents of the State normal school, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Cape Girardeau is a city located in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties in Southeast Missouri in the United States. It is located approximately southeast of St. Louis and north of Memphis. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 37,941. A college town, it is the home of Southeast Missouri...
from 1893 to 1895.
Raney was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1897).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in Piedmont, Missouri
Piedmont, Missouri
Piedmont is a fourth-class city located in northwestern Wayne County in Southeast Missouri in the United States. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the city's population was 1,992; a 2007 estimate, however, showed the population to be 1,913. A part of the Ozarks Foothills Region, Piedmont is...
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He was an unsuccessful candidate for circuit judge of the twenty-first judicial district in 1898.
He served as again prosecuting attorney of Wayne County in 1921 and 1922.
He died near Patterson, Missouri
Patterson, Missouri
Patterson is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, Missouri, United States. It is located about seven miles east of Piedmont on Route 34....
, January 23, 1928.
He was interred in the Masonic Cemetery, Piedmont, Missouri
Piedmont, Missouri
Piedmont is a fourth-class city located in northwestern Wayne County in Southeast Missouri in the United States. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the city's population was 1,992; a 2007 estimate, however, showed the population to be 1,913. A part of the Ozarks Foothills Region, Piedmont is...
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