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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MissouriRowland Louis JOHNSTON
(1872-1939)
JOHNSTON, Rowland Louis, a
Representative from Missouri; born in Louisiana, Pike County, Mo.,
April 23, 1872; attended the public schools; studied law; was
admitted to the bar in 1894 and commenced practice in St. Louis,
Mo.; member of the State house of representatives 1892-1896; served
as prosecuting attorney of St. Louis County 1904-1908; delegate to
the Republican National Convention in 1908; assistant circuit
attorney for the city of St. Louis 1920-1926; member of the State
militia; during the Spanish-American War served as a recruiting
officer; moved to Rolla, Mo., in 1926 and continued the practice of
law; elected as a Republican to the Seventy-first Congress (March
4, 1929-March 3, 1931); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in
1930 to the Seventy-second Congress and for election in 1932 to the
Seventy-third Congress; resumed the practice of law in Rolla, Mo.,
until his death there on September 22, 1939; remains were cremated
and the ashes deposited in the mausoleum at Oak Grove Cemetery, St.
Louis, Mo.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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