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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—FloridaSilas Leslie NIBLACK
(1825-1883)
NIBLACK, Silas Leslie,
(cousin of William Ellis Niblack), a Representative from Florida;
born in Camden County, Ga., March 17, 1825; attended the common
schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar about 1851 and
commenced practice in Lake City, Columbia County, Fla.; judge of
the probate court of Columbia County; successfully contested as a
Democrat the election of Josiah T. Walls to the Forty-second
Congress and served from January 29 to March 3, 1873; unsuccessful
candidate for reelection in 1872 to the Forty-third Congress;
member of the State senate in 1879; carried on extensive farming
operations and engaged in the practice of law in Lake City,
Columbia County, Fla., until his death on February 13, 1883;
interment in the Old Cathey Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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