Richard Whiting Blue

Republican Representative of Kansas

Congresses Served

House Terms

September 8, 1841 (65 years old)

Birthday

January 28, 1907

Death

Worked as a farmer, teacher, lawyer, and judge
Served as a state senator
Was a U.S. Representative for one term
Fought in the Union Army during the American Civil War, achieving the rank of first lieutenant
Attended Monongalia Academy and Washington College
Admitted to the bar in Virginia before commencing practice in Kansas
Held the position of probate judge in Linn County, Kansas, from 1872 to 1876
Served as county attorney from 1876 to 1880
Member of the Kansas Senate from 1880 to 1888
Elected to the Fifty-fourth Congress as a Republican
Unsuccessful in reelection bid for the Fifty-fifth Congress
Continued practicing law until his death in Oklahoma
Interred in Pleasanton Cemetery, Kansas