. Historical, pictorial and biographical record, of Chariton County, Missouri. B. GRATZ BROWN. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 37 nientary vote for President. Diedin St. Louis December 13, ,honored and respected as an hon-est, intelligent gentleman. Silas Woodson, Governor ofMissouri from 1873 to 1875, wasl)orn in Kentucky in 1819, and re-ceived his early training in thelog-school-house of the neigh-borhood, which was supplementedl»y a thorough course of study andreading in after years; when twen-ty-one he was licensed to practicelaw, and three years later waselected to the Legislature,
. Historical, pictorial and biographical record, of Chariton County, Missouri. B. GRATZ BROWN. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 37 nientary vote for President. Diedin St. Louis December 13, ,honored and respected as an hon-est, intelligent gentleman. Silas Woodson, Governor ofMissouri from 1873 to 1875, wasl)orn in Kentucky in 1819, and re-ceived his early training in thelog-school-house of the neigh-borhood, which was supplementedl»y a thorough course of study andreading in after years; when twen-ty-one he was licensed to practicelaw, and three years later waselected to the Legislature, beingre-elected several times in the nexttwelve years. In 1854 he removed to Missouri, locating at St. Joseph,where he soon rose to considera))le prominence as a lawyer; was elect-ed Circuit Judo-e in 60; chairman of the Democratic State Conventionin 1872 and nominated l)y the democrats as a compromise was inaugurated January 8, 1873 and served two SILAS WOODSON. Charles H. Hardin was bornin the State of Kentucky in 1819,but removed to Missouri at a veryearly day; reared at ColumV)ia heenjoyed the advantages of goodschools, and afterwards graduatedfrom Miami University, of Ohio;entered upon the practice of lawat Fulton, Callaway county, andin 1848 was elected prosecuting at-torney of the third judicial cir-cuit; from 1852 to 1860 was aWhig member of the Legislature;represented Boone and Callawaycounties in the State Senate, andin 1873 was elected Governor,making an admiral)le, conserva-
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