LC control no. | no 95047457 |
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Personal name heading | Laffoon, Polk, 1844-1906 |
Variant(s) | Laffoon, Mr. (Polk), 1844-1906 |
Found in | Land forfeitures, 1886: t.p. (Hon. Polk Laffoon, of Kentucky) Bio. dir. Am. Con., 1961 (Laffoon, Polk; b. Hopkins Co., Ky., Oct. 24, 1844; served in the Confederate Army; taught for 2 yrs.; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1867 and began practicing in Madisonville, Ky; prosecuting attorney of Hopkins Co.; elected as a Democrat to the 49th-50th Congresses, 1885-1889; d. in Madisonville, Oct. 22, 1906) Additional departmental messenger, 1888: p. 1 (Mr. Polk) |