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- Polk_Laffoon abstract "James Knox Polk Laffoon (October 24, 1844 – October 22, 1906) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born near Madisonville, Kentucky, Laffoon attended the local schools. In September 1861, during the Civil War, he enlisted in the Confederate States Army in Company F, 8th Kentucky Infantry, at the age of 17. Elected a lieutenant, Laffoon was captured at the Battle of Fort Donelson on February 16, 1862, and was held a prisoner of war at Camp Morton, at Indianapolis, Indiana. He was exchanged at Vicksburg in September 1862 and was discharged at Knoxville, Tennessee. He next enlisted in Adam Rankin Johnson's 10th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment and again was made a lieutenant. He was captured at Cheshire, Ohio in July 1863, during John Hunt Morgan's raid north of the Ohio River, and spent the remainder of the war as a prisoner of war.Released at the war's end in 1865, Lafoon taught school for two years. He then studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1867, practicing in Madisonville. He served as the prosecuting attorney for Hopkins County.Laffoon was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War (Fiftieth Congress). He did not seek reelection in 1888.Lafoon resumed his law practice in Madisonville, dying there on October 22, 1906. He was interred in the Odd Fellows Cemetery at Madisonville. His nephew, Ruby Laffoon, served as Governor of Kentucky from 1931 to 1935.".
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- Polk_Laffoon birthDate "1844-10-24".
- Polk_Laffoon birthPlace Kentucky.
- Polk_Laffoon birthPlace Madisonville,_Kentucky.
- Polk_Laffoon birthYear "1844".
- Polk_Laffoon country Confederate_States_of_America.
- Polk_Laffoon deathDate "1906-10-22".
- Polk_Laffoon deathPlace Kentucky.
- Polk_Laffoon deathPlace Madisonville,_Kentucky.
- Polk_Laffoon deathYear "1906".
- Polk_Laffoon militaryBranch Confederate_States_Army.
- Polk_Laffoon militaryUnit 8th_Kentucky_Infantry.
- Polk_Laffoon party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- Polk_Laffoon predecessor James_Franklin_Clay.
- Polk_Laffoon profession Lawyer.
- Polk_Laffoon region Kentuckys_2nd_congressional_district.
- Polk_Laffoon relation Ruby_Laffoon.
- Polk_Laffoon signature "Polk-Laffoon-sig.jpg".
- Polk_Laffoon successor William_Thomas_Ellis.
- Polk_Laffoon termPeriod Polk_Laffoon__1.
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- Polk_Laffoon wikiPageWikiLink Vicksburg,_Mississippi.
- Polk_Laffoon wikiPageWikiLink William_Thomas_Ellis.
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- Polk_Laffoon wikiPageWikiLinkText "Polk Laffoon".
- Polk_Laffoon after William_Thomas_Ellis.
- Polk_Laffoon allegiance "Confederate States of America".
- Polk_Laffoon alt "A man in his early forties with receding, black hair wearing a white, high-necked shirt, black vest, and black jacket".
- Polk_Laffoon battles American_Civil_War.
- Polk_Laffoon before James_Franklin_Clay.
- Polk_Laffoon birthDate "1844-10-24".
- Polk_Laffoon birthPlace Madisonville,_Kentucky.
- Polk_Laffoon branch "20".
- Polk_Laffoon dateOfBirth "1844-10-24".
- Polk_Laffoon dateOfDeath "1906-10-22".
- Polk_Laffoon deathDate "1906-10-22".
- Polk_Laffoon deathPlace Madisonville,_Kentucky.
- Polk_Laffoon district "2".
- Polk_Laffoon name "Laffoon, Polk".
- Polk_Laffoon name "Polk Laffoon".
- Polk_Laffoon party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- Polk_Laffoon placeOfBirth "Madisonville, Kentucky".
- Polk_Laffoon placeOfDeath "Madisonville, Kentucky".
- Polk_Laffoon predecessor James_Franklin_Clay.
- Polk_Laffoon profession Lawyer.
- Polk_Laffoon relations Ruby_Laffoon.
- Polk_Laffoon restingplace "Odd Fellows Cemetery".
- Polk_Laffoon shortDescription "U.S. Representative from Kentucky".
- Polk_Laffoon signature "Polk-Laffoon-sig.jpg".
- Polk_Laffoon signatureAlt "Polk Laffoon".
- Polk_Laffoon state Kentucky.
- Polk_Laffoon state "Kentucky".
- Polk_Laffoon successor William_Thomas_Ellis.
- Polk_Laffoon termEnd "1889-03-03".
- Polk_Laffoon termStart "1885-03-04".
- Polk_Laffoon unit "8".