Marcus C. Lisle
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Marcus Claiborne Lisle | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 10th district | |
| In office March 4, 1893 – July 7, 1894 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph M. Kendall |
| Succeeded by | William M. Beckner |
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| Born | September 23, 1862 near Winchester |
| Died | July 7, 1894 (aged 31) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Columbia Law School |
Marcus C. Lisle (September 23, 1862 – July 7, 1894) was an American lawyer, judge and politician from Kentucky who served as member of the United States House of Representatives from 1893 until his death the following year.
Born near Winchester, Kentucky, Lisle attended the common schools of his native county and the University of Kentucky at Lexington. He was graduated from Columbia Law School, New York City. He was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of his profession in Winchester, Kentucky, in 1887. He served as county judge of Clark County, Kentucky, in 1890.
Lisle was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third Congress and served from March 4, 1893, until his death in Winchester, Kentucky, July 7, 1894, of "complication of consumption and Bright's disease".[1] He was interred in Winchester Cemetery.[2]
Personal life
Marcus Claiborne Lisle married Elizabeth Buckner Bean at the Presbyterian Church, Winchester, Kentucky on April 27, 1887.[3] On March 17, 1893 the infant son of Judge M. C. Lisle died and was buried beside the body of its mother, who preceded the child a few days earlier.[4]
References
- United States Congress. "Marcus C. Lisle (id: L000345)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "New York TImes Lilse obituary". Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Marcus Claiborne Lisle". Find A Grave. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "The Lexington Morning Transcipt, April 24, 1887". Clark County Public Library. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "The Winchester Democrat, March 23, 1893". Clark County Public Library. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
External links
- Newspaper clippings: search Lisle, Marcus Claiborne
Media related to Marcus C. Lisle at Wikimedia Commons
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