Lucien C. Gause

Lucien Coatsworth Gause (December 25, 1836 – November 5, 1880) was an American lawyer, politician and military veteran who served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. From 1875 to 1879, he served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing an Arkansas congressional district.

Lucien C. Gause
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Arkansas's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879
Preceded byAsa Hodges
Succeeded byPoindexter Dunn
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
In office
1866
Personal details
Born
Lucien Coatsworth Gause

(1836-12-25)December 25, 1836
Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedNovember 5, 1880(1880-11-05) (aged 43)
Jacksonport, Arkansas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseVirginia Ann Page[1]
ProfessionPolitician, Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States
Service Confederate States Army
Years of service1861–1865
Rank Colonel
CommandsGause's Brigade
Battles/wars

Biography

Born near Wilmington, North Carolina, Gause moved to Lauderdale County, Tennessee and studied under a private tutor. He graduated from the University of Virginia, studied law, graduated from Cumberland University and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Jacksonport, Arkansas in 1859.

Confederate Army

At the outbreak of the Civil War, he entered the Confederate Army as a lieutenant and was later promoted to colonel.[1]

Career

Gause resumed practicing law in Jacksonport in 1865, was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1866 and was a commissioner to represent the State of Arkansas in Washington, D.C.

He unsuccessfully contested the election of Asa Hodges as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1873.

Congress

He successfully won election to the House of Representatives in 1874, serving from 1875 to 1879, not being a candidate for renomination in 1878.

Later career and death

Afterwards, Gause resumed practicing law until his death in Jacksonport, Arkansas on November 5, 1880. He was interred in a private cemetery near Jacksonport.

References
  1. "Lucien Coatsworth Gause". The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Retrieved 25 December 2015.

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