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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MissouriArmstead Milton ALEXANDER
(1834-1892)
ALEXANDER, Armstead
Milton, a Representative from Missouri; born near
Winchester, Clark County, Ky., May 26, 1834; moved to Monroe
County, Mo., with his parents, who settled near Paris; attended the
common schools; worked at the blacksmith trade in 1848; engaged in
gold mining in California in 1849; was graduated from Bethany
College, Bethany, Va. (now West Virginia), in 1853; moved to Paris,
Mo., and became engaged in business; served in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1870
and commenced practice at Paris, Mo., but did not sign the record
there until 1881; prosecuting attorney of Monroe County 1872-1876;
delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1875; elected as
a Democrat to the Forty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1883-March 3,
1885); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1884; resumed the
practice of law; died in Paris, Mo., November 7, 1892; interment in
Walnut Grove Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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