John Law (representative), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

John Law (representative)

American politician

Date of Birth: 28-Oct-1796

Place of Birth: New London, Connecticut, United States

Date of Death: 07-Oct-1873

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About John Law (representative)

  • John Law (October 28, 1796 – October 7, 1873) was an American politician who represented Indiana in the United States House of Representatives from 1861-1865.
  • He was the son of Lyman Law, and grandson of Richard Law, and Amasa Learned. Law was born in New London, Connecticut.
  • He pursued classical studies and was graduated from Yale College in 1814.
  • Later, he studied law and he was admitted to the bar in 1817 and he commenced practice in Vincennes, Indiana.
  • Law was the prosecuting attorney 1818-1820 and a member of the Indiana House of Representatives in 1824 and 1825.
  • He was again the prosecuting attorney 1825-1828 and judge of the seventh judicial circuit 1830 and 1831.
  • He served as the receiver of the land office at Vincennes 1838-1842 and was again a judge from 1844 to 1850, when he resigned. Law moved to Evansville, Indiana in 1851.
  • He invested in large tracts of land and was an author.
  • He was appointed by President Franklin Pierce judge of the court of land claims and served from 1855 to 1857.
  • He was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1865) but was not a candidate for renomination in 1864.
  • After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law.
  • He died in Evansville, Indiana 1873 and was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Vincennes, Indiana.

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