Robert N. Bodine
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Robert Nall Bodine was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Born near Paris, Missouri
, Bodine attended Paris Academy and was graduated from the University of Missouri
in 1859.
Principal of the Paris public schools.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and began practice in Paris, Missouri
.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Monroe County.
He served as delegate to the State convention in 1890.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1895-1897.
Bodine was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1899).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1898.
He resumed the practice of law in Paris, Missouri
, and died there March 16, 1914.
He was interred in Walnut Grove Cemetery.
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 near Paris, Missouri
Paris, Missouri
Paris is a city in Monroe County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,529 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Monroe County.-Geography:Paris is located at...
, Bodine attended Paris Academy and was graduated from the University of Missouri
University of Missouri
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in 1859.
Principal of the Paris public schools.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and began practice in Paris, Missouri
Paris, Missouri
Paris is a city in Monroe County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,529 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Monroe County.-Geography:Paris is located at...
.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Monroe County.
He served as delegate to the State convention in 1890.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1895-1897.
Bodine was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Fifty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1899).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1898.
He resumed the practice of law in Paris, Missouri
Paris, Missouri
Paris is a city in Monroe County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,529 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Monroe County.-Geography:Paris is located at...
, and died there March 16, 1914.
He was interred in Walnut Grove Cemetery.