John W. Noell
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Died | March 14, 1863 | (aged 47)
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Years active | 1842–1863 |
Spouse | Marie Ann Gregoire (1818 – 1880) (m. Apr 29, 1836) |
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John William Noell (February 22, 1816 – March 14, 1863) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri, father of Thomas Estes Noell.
Born in Bedford County, Virginia, Noell attended the rural schools there. At the age of seventeen, he settled near Perryville, Missouri. He engaged in milling and storekeeping, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1843, and commenced practice in Perryville. He served as clerk of the circuit court for Perry County in 1841–1850. He was elected to the state senate, and served in 1851–1855.
Noell was elected U.S. Representative as a Democrat in 1858, to the Thirty-sixth Congress, re-elected in 1860 to the Thirty-seventh Congress, and re-elected as an Unconditional Unionist to the Thirty-eighth Congress in 1862. He served from March 4, 1859, until his death on March 14, 1863, in Washington, D.C.. He was interred in St. Mary's Cemetery, in Perryville.
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References
- United States Congress. "John W. Noell (id: N000122)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- 1816 births
- 1863 deaths
- People from Bedford, Virginia
- Missouri Democrats
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri
- Unconditional Union Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri
- Missouri state senators
- 19th-century American politicians
- People from Perryville, Missouri