Robert Washington Fyan
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Robert Washington Fyan was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Born in Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania, Fyan attended the common schools.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1858 and commenced practice in Marshfield, Missouri
.
County attorney in 1859.
He entered the Union Army
in June 1861, serving with Colonel Hampton's regiment, Webster County Home Guards, the Twenty-fourth Regiment, Missouri Volunteer Infantry, and the Forty-sixth Regiment, Missouri Volunteer Infantry.
Circuit attorney in 1865 and 1866.
Circuit judge of the fourteenth judicial circuit of Missouri from April 1866 to January 1883.
He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1875.
Fyan was elected as a Democrat
to the Forty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1883-March 3, 1885).
Fyan was elected to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1891-March 3, 1895).
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Marshfield, Missouri
, July 28, 1896.
He was interred in Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, 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 Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania, Fyan attended the common schools.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1858 and commenced practice in Marshfield, Missouri
Marshfield, Missouri
Marshfield is a city in Webster County, Missouri, United States. The population was 6,633 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat and part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
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County attorney in 1859.
He entered the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
in June 1861, serving with Colonel Hampton's regiment, Webster County Home Guards, the Twenty-fourth Regiment, Missouri Volunteer Infantry, and the Forty-sixth Regiment, Missouri Volunteer Infantry.
Circuit attorney in 1865 and 1866.
Circuit judge of the fourteenth judicial circuit of Missouri from April 1866 to January 1883.
He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1875.
Fyan 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 Forty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1883-March 3, 1885).
Fyan was elected to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1891-March 3, 1895).
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Marshfield, Missouri
Marshfield, Missouri
Marshfield is a city in Webster County, Missouri, United States. The population was 6,633 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat and part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
, July 28, 1896.
He was interred in Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Missouri
Lebanon, Missouri
Lebanon is a city in Laclede County, Missouri, United States. The estimated population in July 2009 was 14,292. The population was 12,155 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Laclede County. The Lebanon Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of Laclede County.-Geography:Lebanon is located at...
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