Bland, Richard Parks
Born: Aug 19, 1835 AD
Died: 1899 AD, at 63 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Lawyers, Politician, Teacher
Died: 1899 AD, at 63 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Lawyers, Politician, Teacher
1835 - Born on the 19th of August in near Hartford, Ohio.
- He graduated with a teacher's certificate from the Hartford Academy.
1855 - Moved to Wayne County, Missouri at age 20.
- He moved to the western portion of the Utah Territory, part of present day western Nevada, where he taught school, and tried his hand at prospecting and mining.
- While teaching school he studied law, and after passing the bar, began practicing in Virginia City and Carson City.
1860-1864 - Elected in the office as treasurer of Carson County.
1865 - Returned to Missouri, and set up a law practice, with his brother C.C. Bland.
1869 - He moved to nearby Lebanon. Because a predecessor of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad had recently laid track through Lebanon, it was seen as more commercially viable.
1872 - He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives.
1873 - He married Virginia Mitchell of Rolla.
1873-1899 - Elected to the House of Representatives to the 43rd Congress.
1875-1877 - Served as chairman of House Mines and Mining Committee.
1878 - With William Allison (R-IA), he passed the Bland-Allison Act.
1883-1889 - Chairman of House Coinage, Weights, and Measures Committee.
1891-1895 - Once again he served as chairman of House Coinage, Weights, and Measures Committee.
1896 - Candidate for Democratic presidential nomination.
1897-1899 - Elected as Representative from Missouri.
1899 - He died on 19th of August and was buried at the Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Lebanon, Missouri.
- He graduated with a teacher's certificate from the Hartford Academy.
1855 - Moved to Wayne County, Missouri at age 20.
- He moved to the western portion of the Utah Territory, part of present day western Nevada, where he taught school, and tried his hand at prospecting and mining.
- While teaching school he studied law, and after passing the bar, began practicing in Virginia City and Carson City.
1860-1864 - Elected in the office as treasurer of Carson County.
1865 - Returned to Missouri, and set up a law practice, with his brother C.C. Bland.
1869 - He moved to nearby Lebanon. Because a predecessor of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad had recently laid track through Lebanon, it was seen as more commercially viable.
1872 - He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives.
1873 - He married Virginia Mitchell of Rolla.
1873-1899 - Elected to the House of Representatives to the 43rd Congress.
1875-1877 - Served as chairman of House Mines and Mining Committee.
1878 - With William Allison (R-IA), he passed the Bland-Allison Act.
1883-1889 - Chairman of House Coinage, Weights, and Measures Committee.
1891-1895 - Once again he served as chairman of House Coinage, Weights, and Measures Committee.
1896 - Candidate for Democratic presidential nomination.
1897-1899 - Elected as Representative from Missouri.
1899 - He died on 19th of August and was buried at the Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Lebanon, Missouri.
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