Lansing stout

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Lansing Stout (born March 27, 1828 in Watertown , Jefferson County , New York , † March 4, 1871 in Portland , Oregon ) was an American politician . Between 1859 and 1861 he represented the state of Oregon in the US House of Representatives .

Early years and advancement

Lansing Stout attended public schools in his home country. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he moved to California in 1851 . There he went to practice as a lawyer in Placer County . Stout became a member of the Democratic Party . In 1855 he was a member of the California House of Representatives . In 1857, Stout moved to Portland, Oregon . He also worked there as a lawyer. However, he ran a group practice with William H. Farrar . In 1858, Stout was also a district judge in Multnomah County .

Congressman

In the 1858 congressional elections, Stout was elected to the US House of Representatives for the new state of Oregon. This allowed him to complete a legislative term in Congress between March 4, 1859 and March 3, 1861 . At the time, he was the only MP for Oregon: it was not until 1893 that the state was granted a second seat. In Congress he was a member of the Committee for Monitoring the Expenditures of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and for monitoring the activities of the rebellious states in the south, which were to leave the Union a little later and form the Confederate States . For the elections of 1860, Stout was no longer nominated after a dispute within his party.

After serving in Congress, Stout returned to practice as a Portland attorney. In 1868 he was elected to the Oregon Senate, where he remained until his death in 1871. Lansing Stout had been married to Susan Plowden since 1861, with whom he had two sons.

Web links

  • Lansing Stout in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)