Background
He was born in Somerville, Morgan County, Alabama on October 12, 1826.
He was born in Somerville, Morgan County, Alabama on October 12, 1826.
He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and entered practice in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Sloss returned to Alabama, and during the Civil War served in the Confederate Army. He served as mayor of Tuscumbia, Alabama, was elected in 1870 as a Democrat to the United States. House of Representatives, and was reelected in 1872, but was defeated for reelection in 1874. He was appointed in 1877 as United States marshal for the northern district of Alabama, serving until 1882.
And served as clerk of the United States. federal court at Huntsville.
Sloss moved to Memphis, Tennessee, and died there on January 27, 1911. He is buried in Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama.
He moved to Edwardsville, Illinois in 1849, and served in 1858 and 1859 as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives.