John Law
Born: October 28, 1796
Birthplace: New London, Connecticut
Father: US Congressman Lyman Law 1770 – 1842
(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, Connecticut)
Mother: Elizabeth Learned 1774 – 1837
(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, Connecticut)
Wife: Sarah Ewing 1804 – 1879
(Buried: Greenlawn Cemetery, Vincennes, Indiana)
Children:
Anna E. Law Patterson 1827 – 1909
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Education:
1814: Graduated from Yale College
Occupation before War:
1817 – 1818: Attorney in Vincennes, Indiana
1818 – 1820: Vincennes, Indiana Prosecuting Attorney
1820 – 1824: Attorney in Vincennes, Indiana
1824 – 1825: Indiana State Representative
1825 – 1828: Vincennes, Indiana Prosecuting Attorney
1828 – 1830: Attorney in Vincennes, Indiana
1830 – 1831: Judge of seventh judicial circuit court of Indiana
1831 – 1838: Attorney in Vincennes, Indiana
1838 – 1842: Receiver for land office in Vincennes, Indiana
1842 – 1844: Attorney in Vincennes, Indiana
1844 – 1850: Judge of seventh judicial circuit court of Indiana
1851 – 1855: Investor of large tracts of land in Evansville, Indiana
1855 – 1857: Judge of the Court of land Claims in Evansville, Indiana
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1865: United States Congressman from Indiana
1861 – 1863: Member of House Library Committee
1861 – 1863: Member of House Revolutionary Pensions Committee
1863 – 1865: Ranking Member of House Agriculture Committee
1863 – 1865: Ranking Member House Revolutionary Pensions Committee
1864: Choose not to be a candidate for renomination to U.S. Congress
1865: Voted against the 13th amendment to U.S. Constitution
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1873: Attorney in Evansville, Indiana
Died: October 7, 1873
Place of Death: Evansville, Indiana
Age at time of Death: 76 years old
Burial Place: Greenlawn Cemetery, Vincennes, Indiana
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