John C. Tarsney
John Charles Tarsney | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 5th district | |
In office March 4, 1889 – February 27, 1896 | |
Preceded by | William Warner |
Succeeded by | Robert T. Van Horn |
Personal details | |
Born | 4th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment | November 7, 1845
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
John Charles Tarsney (November 7, 1845 – September 4, 1920) was an American politician from Missouri and an associate justice of the Oklahoma Territory Supreme Court (1896-1899). He then returned to Kansas City, Missouri, where he had a private law practice until he died in 1920.
Early life and service in the Union Army
Tarsney was born in
Education and career
After being discharged from military service, Tarsney attended high school in
His sister Mary married Thomas A. E. Weadock, who later became a U.S. Representative from Michigan.
Tarsney married Mary Behan, a native of Michigan.[4] Although the couple had seven children, none lived to the age of adulthood.[5]
In 1888, Tarsney was elected as a
Tarsney was appointed by
Tarsney died on September 4, 1920.
Tarsney is the namesake of the community of Tarsney, Missouri.[8]
Tarsney Act
One of Tarsney's most long-lasting contributions was the Tarsney Act, which permitted private architects to design federal buildings after being selected in a competition under the supervision of the
References
- ^ "Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress - Retro Search".
- ^ Gast, Phil (4 May 2014). "'We did this to ourselves': Death and despair at Civil War prisons". CNN. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ "Hon. John C. Tarsney." Medico-Legal Journal.Vol. 27. June 1909. p.79. Accessed March 28, 2020.
- ^ "Obituary from the Kansas City Times". The Kansas City Times.
- ^ Hinman, Ida (1895). The Washington Sketch Book.
- ^ "Hon. John John C. Tarsney." Medico-legal Journal. vol. 27, No. 1. June 1909. p. 1. Accessed August 27, 2019.
- ^ Campbell, William P. "Oklahoma Territorial Supreme Court." Historia. Vol. 8, No. 5. pp. 1-2. April 1920. Accessed August 27, 2019.
- ^ "Jackson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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- United States Congress. "John C. Tarsney (id: T000043)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
- The Political Graveyard
- For an article on Camp Lawton mentioning Tarnsey, see: http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/04/us/civil-war-150th-anniversary-prisons/index.html?hpt=hp_c2