Raney, John H
lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Sept. 28, 1849, in Wayne county, Mo. He was elected judge of the county court of Wayne county, Mo., and served one term; and was elected and served three full terms as prosecuting attorney of said county. He was one of the board of regents of the State Normal school located at Cape Girardeau, Mo., by appointment of Governor Stone, his term of service expiring with the year 1895. He was elected to the fifty-fourth congress as a republican.