Born in Frankfort, Kentucky, George Graham Vest (December 6, – August 9, ) was an American politician. Born in Frankfort, Kentucky, he was known for his skills in oration and debate. Vest, a lawyer as well as a politician, served as a Missouri Congressman, a Confederate Congressman during the Civil War, and finally a U.S. Senator.
George Graham Vest, who Vest fought in the Battle of Wilson’s Creek in August and attended the rump legislature meeting in Neosho and Cassville in October and November. He was named as one of the commissioners to the provisional Confederate Congress and then elected to the Confederate House of Representatives, which organized in February
George Graham Vest (1830-1904) served as Written by Stephen M. Vest, a descendant who is also known for his command of the English language, George Graham Vest—The Life and Times of Dog’s Best Friend is a fitting biography to one of America’s best statesmen, long overdue.
George Graham Vest was a distinguished The book contains biographies and photographs of leading men during the first century in Missouri history. Stories and reminiscences about Missouri’s Big Four-Cockrell, Crittenden, Philips, and Vest- are included along with a short narrative about the Old Drum trial and Vest’s Tribute to the Dog.
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VEST, George Graham, senator, born in Frankfort, Kentucky, 6 December, He was graduated at Centre college in , and in the law department of Transylvania university in March, Beginning practice in central Missouri, he was chosen a presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in , and in the same year was elected to the. Established Owensboro's second newspaper, George Graham Vest—The Life and Times of Dog’s Best Friend provides a detailed look at Vest, who was born and raised in Frankfort, Kentucky but later practiced law in central Missouri, serving the “Show Me State” in the Missouri House of representatives, the Confederate Congress, the Confederate Senate, and later the U.S. Senate, with.
George Graham Vest was VEST, George Graham, a Senator from Missouri; born in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., December 6, ; graduated from Centre College, Danville, Ky., in and from the law department of Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky., in ; admitted to the bar in and commenced practice in Georgetown, Mo.; moved to Boonville, Mo., in
George Graham Vest, from "Vest, George Graham (), Confederate representative, Confederate senator, and U.S. senator" published on by Oxford University Press.