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Lesueur, Alexander A

soldier, journalist, state legislator, public official, was born Nov. 25, 1842, in St. Louis, Mo.

He served gallantly through the civil war; was promoted to sergeant-major of battalion; and captain commanding the third Missouri field battery. He settled in La Fayette county, Mo.; was a member of the Missouri house of representatives in the thirtieth general assembly; and was the author of the penitentiary law. In 1888 he was elected secretary of state of Missouri; and was re-elected in 1892 and in 1896.

HERRINGSHAW'S ENCYCLOPEDIA CF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY.