Alfred Morrison Lay
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Alfred Morrison Lay was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Born in Lewis County, Missouri, Lay moved with his parents to Benton County in 1842.
He attended private schools, and was graduated from Bethany College, Virginia (now in West Virginia), in 1856.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and commenced practice in Jefferson City, Missouri
.
He was appointed United States district attorney for the western district of Missouri by President Buchanan and served until his resignation in 1861.
Enlisted as a private in the Missouri State Guard and was subsequently promoted to the rank of major.
He returned to Missouri when the command disbanded.
He served as captain of ordnance, Confederate States Army
.
He resumed the practice of law in Jefferson City, Missouri
.
He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1875.
Lay was elected as a Democrat
to the Forty-sixth Congress and served from March 4, 1879, until his death in Washington, D.C.
, on December 8, 1879.
He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery, Jefferson City, Missouri
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Born in Lewis County, Missouri, Lay moved with his parents to Benton County in 1842.
He attended private schools, and was graduated from Bethany College, Virginia (now in West Virginia), in 1856.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and commenced practice in Jefferson City, Missouri
Jefferson City, Missouri
Jefferson City is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Cole County. Located in Callaway and Cole counties, it is the principal city of the Jefferson City metropolitan area, which encompasses the entirety of both counties. As of the 2010 census, the population was 43,079...
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He was appointed United States district attorney for the western district of Missouri by President Buchanan and served until his resignation in 1861.
Enlisted as a private in the Missouri State Guard and was subsequently promoted to the rank of major.
He returned to Missouri when the command disbanded.
He served as captain of ordnance, Confederate States Army
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
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He resumed the practice of law in Jefferson City, Missouri
Jefferson City, Missouri
Jefferson City is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Cole County. Located in Callaway and Cole counties, it is the principal city of the Jefferson City metropolitan area, which encompasses the entirety of both counties. As of the 2010 census, the population was 43,079...
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He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1875.
Lay was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Forty-sixth Congress and served from March 4, 1879, until his death in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, on December 8, 1879.
He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery, Jefferson City, Missouri
Jefferson City, Missouri
Jefferson City is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Cole County. Located in Callaway and Cole counties, it is the principal city of the Jefferson City metropolitan area, which encompasses the entirety of both counties. As of the 2010 census, the population was 43,079...
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