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Lindley, James J

lawyer, congress-- man, was born Jan. 1, 1822, in Mansfield, Ohio. He moved to Monticello, Mo.; and in 1848 he was elected circuit attorney for eight counties, and re-elected in 1852.

He was a representative from Missouri in the thirty-third congress; and was re-- elected to the thirty-fourth congress.

LINDSAY, JOHN SUMMERFIELD, clergyman, author, was born March 19, 1842, in Williamsburg, Va. From 1883 till 1885 he was chaplain of the United States house of representatives. He is the author of A Sketch of Hamilton Parish, Va.; and A Sketch of St. John's Church, Georgetown.

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