Marcus Claiborne Lisle (September 23, 1862 – July 7, 1894) was an American lawyer, judge and politician from Kentucky who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1893 until his death the following year.[1]
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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 | Marcus Claiborne Lisle September 23, 1862 near Winchester |
| Died | July 7, 1894 (aged 31) |
| Resting place | Winchester Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Elizabeth "Lizzie" Buckner Bean (1866–1893) |
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| Alma mater | Columbia Law School |
Early life and career
editBorn near Winchester, Kentucky, Lisle attended the common schools of his native county and the University of Kentucky at Lexington. He graduated from Columbia Law School, New York City, and was admitted to the bar and commenced legal practice in Winchester, Kentucky, in 1887. He later served as county judge of Clark County, Kentucky, in 1890.[1]
Congress
editLisle 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".[2]
Personal life
editLisle married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Buckner Bean (1866–1893)[3] at the Presbyterian Church, Winchester, Kentucky, on April 27, 1887.[4] The first child born to this marriage was Ernest Claiborne Lisle (1888–1917).[5] On March 17, 1893, the infant son of Judge Lisle died and was buried beside the body of his mother, who had died a few days earlier.[6]
Marcus Lisle was interred in Winchester Cemetery.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- United States Congress. "Marcus C. Lisle (id: L000345)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ a b "Lisle, Marcus Claiborne, (1862 - 1894)". United States Congress. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ "The New York Times Lisle obituary" (PDF). Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ "The Democrat, March 8, 1893". Clark County Public Library. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ "The Lexington Morning Transcript, April 24, 1887". Clark County Public Library. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ "Ernest Claiborne Lisle". Find A Grave. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ "The Winchester Democrat, March 23, 1893". Clark County Public Library. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ "Marcus Claiborne Lisle". Find A Grave. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
External links
edit- Newspaper clippings: search Lisle, Marcus Claiborne
Media related to Marcus C. Lisle at Wikimedia Commons
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