A History of Northwest Missouri, Vol. 2 of 3 (Classic Reprint)
Author | : Walter Williams |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 830 |
Release | : 2018-10-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 1396641254 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781396641251 |
Rating | : 4/5 (251 Downloads) |
Download or read book A History of Northwest Missouri, Vol. 2 of 3 (Classic Reprint) written by Walter Williams and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-06 with total page 830 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A History of Northwest Missouri, Vol. 2 of 3 Judge Napoleon B. Allen was a man of exceptional ability, of keen intellect and mature judgment, well informed and deeply versed in knowledge of men and adairs. Though never engaged in the practice of law, he was learned in its science, and was serving his fifth term as judge of probate in Madison County at the time of his death, in July, 1902. His wife Sarah, died in 1899. Other members of the family merit a brief mention. Col. Leven C. Allen, a brother of Thomas B., was a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, and at the time of his death in 1912 held the rank of colonel on the retired list in the regu lar army. Albert 0. Allen, a brother of Thomas B., served as state auditor of Missouri, an office that had been previously held by his broth er-ih-law, Judge Thomas Holladay. Hon. James D. Fox, whose wife is a first cousin of Thomas B. Allen, was chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.