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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IllinoisJohn Valcoulon LE MOYNE
(1828-1918)
LE MOYNE, John Valcoulon,
a Representative from Illinois; born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., November 17, 1828; attended the common schools; was
graduated from Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, Pa.,
in 1847; studied law; was admitted to the bar in Pittsburgh, Pa.,
in 1852; moved to Chicago the same year and commenced practice;
unsuccessful candidate of the Liberal Party for election in 1872 to
the Forty-third Congress; successfully contested as a Democrat the
election of Charles B. Farwell to the Forty-fourth Congress and
served from May 6, 1876, to March 3, 1877; unsuccessful candidate
for reelection in 1876 to the Forty-fifth Congress; resumed the
practice of law in Chicago, Ill.; retired in 1887 and moved to
Baltimore, Md., where he resided until his death on July 27, 1918;
interment in Washington Cemetery, Washington, Pa.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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