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Affiliation | Democratic |
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Name | Joseph B. Elam |
Address | Mansfield, Louisiana , United States |
Email | None |
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June 12, 1821
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Died | July 04, 1885
(64 years)
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Contributor | Thomas Walker |
Last Modifed | RBH Jun 19, 2015 03:02pm |
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Info | ELAM, Joseph Barton, a Representative from Louisiana; born near Hope, Hempstead County, Ark., June 12, 1821; moved with his father to Natchitoches, La., in 1826; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1843 and commenced practice in Alexandria, La.; moved to the parish of De Soto in 1851; member and speaker of the State house of representatives 1851-1861; elected a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1861 and signed the ordinance of secession; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1881); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1880 to the Forty-seventh Congress; resumed the practice of law in Mansfield, De Soto Parish, La., where he died July 4, 1885; interment in Mansfield Cemetery
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