James Johnson Lindley (January 1, 1822 – April 18, 1891) was a

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from

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. Born in

Mansfield, Ohio Mansfield is a city in and the county seat of Richland County, Ohio, United States. Located midway between Columbus and Cleveland via Interstate 71, it is part of Northeast Ohio region in the western foothills of the Allegheny Plateau. The city ...

, Lindley moved with his parents to

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, in 1836. He attended Woodville College, Ohio. He moved to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1843. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1846 and commenced practice in

Monticello, Missouri Monticello is a rural village in, and county seat of, Lewis County, Missouri, Lewis County, Missouri, United States, along the North Fabius River. The population was 104 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, and according to this census, M ...

. Lindley was elected circuit attorney in 1848 and 1852. Lindley was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third Congress and reelected as an

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candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1856. He moved to

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, in 1858 and continued the practice of law. Commissioned to investigate the condition of Iowa troops serving in the

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. After the war practiced his profession in Chicago until 1868, when he moved to St. Louis, Missouri. He served as judge of the circuit court of the eighth judicial district of Missouri in 1871–1883. He moved to

Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central ...

. He retired from business activities. He died at the home of a son in

Nevada, Missouri Nevada ( ''nə--də'') is a city in and the county seat of Vernon County, on the western border of Missouri, United States. The population was 8,386 at the 2010 census, and 8,254 in the 2018 estimate. The local government has a council-manager ...

, April 18, 1891. He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindley, James Johnson 1822 births 1891 deaths Politicians from Mansfield, Ohio Missouri Oppositionists Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri Opposition Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri 19th-century American politicians People from Monticello, Missouri