Background
Law, John was born on October 28, 1796 in New London, Connecticut, United States. Son of Lyman and Elizabeth (Learned) Law.
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Law, John was born on October 28, 1796 in New London, Connecticut, United States. Son of Lyman and Elizabeth (Learned) Law.
He pursued classical studies and was graduated from Yale College in 1814. Later, he studied law and he was admitted to the bar in 1817 and he commenced practice in Vincennes, Indiana.
He was again the prosecuting attorney 1825-1828 and judge of the seventh judicial circuit 1830 and 1831. He served as the receiver of the land office at Vincennes 1838-1842 and was again a judge from 1844 to 1850, when he resigned. Law moved to Evansville, Indiana in 1851.
He invested in large tracts of land and was an author
He was appointed by President Franklin Pierce judge of the court of land claims and served from 1855 to 1857. He was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1861-March 3, 1865) but was not a candidate for renomination in 1864.
After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law. He died in Evansville, Indiana 1873 and was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Vincennes, Indiana.
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Member Indiana House of Representatives, 1824-1825. Member United States House of Representatives (Democrat) from Indiana, 37th-38th congresses, 1861-1865.
Married Sarah Ewing, November 24, 1822, 13 children.