 |
History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MissouriJoseph Jackson GRAVELY
(1828-1872)
GRAVELY, Joseph Jackson, a
Representative from Missouri; born near Leatherwood, Henry County,
Va., September 25, 1828; attended the public schools; engaged in
agricultural pursuits and taught school; studied law; was admitted
to the bar and practiced; member of the State house of
representatives in 1853 and 1854; moved to Missouri in 1854;
delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1860; served in
the State senate in 1862 and 1864; during the Civil War served in
the Union Army as colonel of the Eighth Regiment, Missouri
Volunteer Cavalry; elected as a Republican to the Fortieth Congress
(March 4, 1867-March 3, 1869); Lieutenant Governor of Missouri in
1871 and 1872; died in Stockton, Cedar County, Mo., April 28, 1872;
interment in Lindley Prairie Cemetery, near Bear Creek, Mo.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
Related Links
|
24 X 7
Private Tutor
|
24 x 7 Tutor Availability |
|
|
Unlimited Online Tutoring |
|
|
1-on-1 Tutoring |
|
