. Historical, pictorial and biographical record, of Chariton County, Missouri. JOHN rice JONES. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 49 1830; studied law, graduating three years later at the TransylvaniaLaw School, in Kentucky, and soon afterwards settled in Boone coun-ty, Missouri, engagino; in the practice of law Avith distinction; electeda member of the Legislature in 188S, and was again elected in 1840-16-54-60-68, serving at least half the time as a member of the Senate. Inhis school history of Missouri, Hon. P. S. Kader, of Brunswick,speaks of Mr. Rollins as follows: To him is largely due t
. Historical, pictorial and biographical record, of Chariton County, Missouri. JOHN rice JONES. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 49 1830; studied law, graduating three years later at the TransylvaniaLaw School, in Kentucky, and soon afterwards settled in Boone coun-ty, Missouri, engagino; in the practice of law Avith distinction; electeda member of the Legislature in 188S, and was again elected in 1840-16-54-60-68, serving at least half the time as a member of the Senate. Inhis school history of Missouri, Hon. P. S. Kader, of Brunswick,speaks of Mr. Rollins as follows: To him is largely due the educa-tional system of Missouri. lie is properly called the Father of the. JAMES S. ROLLINS. State University, and his efforts aided the public school system andsecured the normal schools, the school of mines, and two of the luna-tic asylums. He did much towards building up the great railroad sys-tems of the state. His first bill presented to the Legislature was oneproviding for the esta])lishment of the University and his first speechwas made in support of that bill. In 1857 he was defeated as theWhig candidate for Governor by Austin A. King. In 1860 was elected 50 POETRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.
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