Joseph J. Gravely, US Congress

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About Joseph J. Gravely, US Congress

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Joseph Jackson Gravely (September 25, 1828 – April 28, 1872) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and teacher from Virginia and Missouri. Biography

Born near Leatherwood, Virginia, Gravely attended public schools as a child, engaged in agricultural pursuits and taught school. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1853 and 1854, moved to Missouri in 1854 and was a delegate to the Missouri Constitutional Convention in 1860. During the Civil War, Gravely served as colonel of the 8th Missouri State Militia Cavalry Regiment in the Union Army and was a member of the Missouri Senate in 1862 and 1864. He was elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1866, serving from 1867 to 1869, and was elected the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri in 1870, serving from 1871 until his death in Stockton, Missouri on April 28, 1872. He was interred in Lindley Prairie Cemetery near Bear Creek, Missouri.

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Joseph J. Gravely, US Congress's Timeline

1828
1828
Leatherwood, Virginia,
1851
May 19, 1851
Henry County, Virginia, United States
1853
1853
Montgomery County, Missouri, United States
1855
December 14, 1855
1858
August 12, 1858
Cedar County, Missouri, United States
1861
February 9, 1861
Missouri, United States
1866
January 19, 1866
Stockton, Cedar County, MO, United States
1868
March 4, 1868
1871
January 17, 1871
1872
1872
Age 44
Stockton, Missouri