John V. Le Moyne
U.S. Congressperson
1828 – 1918
Who was John V. Le Moyne?
John Valcoulon Le Moyne was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Born in Washington, Pennsylvania, to Madeleine Romaine and Francis Julius LeMoyne, Le Moyne attended the common schools. He was graduated from Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1847. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1852. He moved to Chicago, Illinois the same year and commenced practice. He was an unsuccessful candidate of the Liberal Party for election in 1872 to the Forty-third Congress. He 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. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1876 to the Forty-fifth Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Chicago. He retired in 1887 and moved to Baltimore, Maryland, where he resided until his death. He was interred in Washington Cemetery, Washington, Pennsylvania.
Le Moyne is the great-great-grandfather of actress Julie Bowen.
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- Born
- Nov 17, 1828
Washington - Also known as
- John Le Moyne
- Profession
- Education
- Washington & Jefferson College
( - 1847)
- Washington & Jefferson College
- Lived in
- Chicago
(1852 - )
- Chicago
- Died
- Jul 27, 1918
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on July 23, 2013
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