Lewis F. Linn
| Lewis Fields Linn | |
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| United States Senator from Missouri | |
| In office October 25, 1833 – October 3, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Buckner |
| Succeeded by | David R. Atchison |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 5, 1796 Louisville, Kentucky |
| Died | October 3, 1843 (aged 46) Ste. Genevieve, Missouri |
| Political party | Democratic |
Lewis Fields Linn (November 5, 1796 – October 3, 1843) was a Jacksonian Democratic U.S. Senator for the state of Missouri born in Kentucky. He served in that role from 1833 to 1843. Four states have counties named after him: Iowa, Kansas,[1] Missouri,[2] and Oregon. Linneus, Missouri, West Linn, Oregon, and Linnton, Oregon were also named after the ex-senator.
Linn was the brother-in-law of James Hugh Relfe, half brother of Henry Dodge and uncle of his son Augustus C. Dodge.[3] He was to support his nephew William Pope McArthur in his efforts to get Naval appointments as McArthur was to become the first surveyor the Pacific Coast.
References
- ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 166.
- ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 187.
- ↑ http://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10430.html
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| United States Senate | ||
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| Preceded by Alexander Buckner |
U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Missouri 1833–1843 Served alongside: Thomas H. Benton |
Succeeded by David R. Atchison |
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