Rowland Louis Johnston
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Rowland Louis Johnston was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Born in Louisiana, Missouri
, Johnston attended the public schools.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1894 and commenced practice in St. Louis, Missouri.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1892-1896.
He served as prosecuting attorney of St. Louis County 1904-1908.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1908.
He served as assistant circuit attorney for the city of St. Louis 1920-1926.
He served as member of the State militia.
During the Spanish-American War served as a recruiting officer.
He moved to Rolla, Missouri
, in 1926 and continued the practice of law.
Johnston was elected as a Republican
to the Seventy-first Congress (March 4, 1929-March 3, 1931).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1930 to the Seventy-second Congress and for election in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in Rolla, Missouri
, until his death there on September 22, 1939.
He remains were cremated and the ashes deposited in the mausoleum at Oak Grove Cemetery, St. Louis, 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 Louisiana, Missouri
Louisiana, Missouri
Louisiana is a city in Pike County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,863 at the 2000 census, making it the largest city in Pike Couunty. Louisiana is located in northeast Missouri, on the Mississippi River south of Hannibal....
, Johnston attended the public schools.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1894 and commenced practice in St. Louis, Missouri.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1892-1896.
He served as prosecuting attorney of St. Louis County 1904-1908.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1908.
He served as assistant circuit attorney for the city of St. Louis 1920-1926.
He served as member of the State militia.
During the Spanish-American War served as a recruiting officer.
He moved to Rolla, Missouri
Rolla, Missouri
Rolla is a city in Phelps County, Missouri, United States, midway between the larger cities of St. Louis and Springfield along I-44. The population in the 2010 United States Census was 19,559.It is the county seat of Phelps County...
, in 1926 and continued the practice of law.
Johnston 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 Seventy-first Congress (March 4, 1929-March 3, 1931).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1930 to the Seventy-second Congress and for election in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in Rolla, Missouri
Rolla, Missouri
Rolla is a city in Phelps County, Missouri, United States, midway between the larger cities of St. Louis and Springfield along I-44. The population in the 2010 United States Census was 19,559.It is the county seat of Phelps County...
, until his death there on September 22, 1939.
He remains were cremated and the ashes deposited in the mausoleum at Oak Grove Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.