Lawrence Strother Trimble (August 26, 1825 – August 9, 1904) was a

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congressman from

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, a Kentucky judge, and New Mexican politician and lawyer. Trimble was born in

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to the farming family of James and Harriet (Triplett) Trimble.Levin, Henry (1897) "Lawrence S. Trimble" ''The Lawyers and Lawmakers of Kentucky'' Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, p. 41
OCLC 4627838
reprinted 1982 by Southern Historical Press, Easley, S.C. He completed preparatory studies and later studied law there, and was

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there at the age of 22. In 1847, he moved to

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, opened a law practice and entered politics. He served as a representative in Kentucky's legislature from 1851 to 1853.Lanman, Charles (1876) "Trimble, Lawrence S." ''Biographical annals of the civil government of the United States, during its first century. From original and official sources'' J. Anglim, Washington D.C., p. 43
OCLC 420698
/ref> Trimble was a slave-holder up to the

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. He was elected as a judge for the equity and criminal court in the First Judicial District of Kentucky in 1856 and served until 1860. From 1860 until 1865 he was president of the New Orleans & Ohio Railroad Company. Trimble served three consecutive terms in the

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from 1865 to 1870 as a

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for the 1st Congressional District of Kentucky. He was one of the 47 representatives who voted against the

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in 1868. In 1870, he failed to receive the Democratic party nomination from his district for congress. In 1879, Trimble moved to

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, where he continued the practice of law and again entered politics. He was the only Democrat elected to the New Mexico Constitutional Convention of 1889 where he represented

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and gave the opening address. After the convention he retired to his ranch. Trimble died in Albuquerque, August 9, 1904 and was buried in the Fairview Cemetery off of Yale Boulevard.Staff (August 15, 1904) "Trimble Funeral A Notable Event" ''The Albuquerque Morning Journal'' p. 6

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