Marshall Arnold

Marshall Arnold (born October 21, 1845 in Farmington , Missouri , †  June 12, 1913 in Benton , Missouri) was an American politician . Between 1891 and 1895 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Marshall Arnold attended public schools in his homeland. In the years 1870 and 1871 he taught himself as a teacher at Arcadia College . He then served with the St. Francois County's District and Probate Court Administration. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1872, he began to work in this profession in Commerce . From 1873 to 1876 he was a prosecutor in the local Scott County . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

From 1877 to 1879, Arnold was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives . In the congressional election of 1890 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 14th  constituency of his state , where he succeeded Robert Henry Whitelaw on March 4, 1891 . After a re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1895 . In 1894 he was defeated by the Republican Norman Adolphus Mozley . After leaving the US House of Representatives, Arnold practiced as a lawyer in Benton, where he died on June 12, 1913.

Web links

• Marshall Arnold in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Marshall Arnold in the database of Find a Grave (English)