John Charles Tarsney

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John Charles Tarsney (November 7, 1845 - September 4, 1920) was a politician from the U.S. state of Missouri.

Tarsney was born in Medina Township, Michigan and attended the common schools. During the Civil War, he enlisted in the Fourth Regiment, Michigan Volunteer Infantry, in August 1862 and mustered out of the service in June 1865. He attended high school in Hudson, Michigan and graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1869. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Hudson. In 1872, he moved to Kansas City, Missouri and served as city attorney of Kansas City in 1874 and 1875. His brother, Timothy E. Tarsney was a U.S. Representative from Michigan. His sister Mary E. Tarsney married Thomas A. E. Weadock who became a U.S. Representative from Michigan after her death.

In 1888, Tarsney was elected as a Democrat from Missouri's 5th congressional districtto the 51st United States Congress. He was subsequently re-elected to the 52nd and 53rd Congresses, serving from March 4, 1889 to March 3, 1895. He was chairman of the Committee on Labor in the 52nd Congress. He presented credentials as a Member-elect to the 54th Congress and served from March 4, 1895, to February 27, 1896, when he was succeeded by Robert T. Van Horn, who had contested his election.

John Charles Tarsney was appointed by U.S. President Grover Cleveland to serve as associate justice of the supreme court of Oklahoma Territory in 1896 and served until 1899. That year he returned to Kansas City and resumed the practice of law. He died in Kansas City and is interred in Mount St. Mary’s Cemetery.

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Preceded by
William Warner		 United States Representative for the 5th Congressional District of Missouri
1889 – 1896		 Succeeded by
Robert T. Van Horn