Loughborough, John L.

Born: 1819-XX-XX Kentucky

Died: 1867-08-17 Ray County, Missouri

Flourished: Saint Louis, Missouri

John L. Loughborough was a lawyer, newspaper editor, federal government official, and father of James M. Loughborough. In 1849, Loughborough represented St. Louis County at a mass convention to consider a transcontinental railroad. He worked with the St. Louis Times from 1849 to 1852. In April 1853, Loughborough received appointment as surveyor general of Illinois and Missouri, and retained the post until 1860 or 1861. In January 1862, Union officials arrested Loughborough and imprisoned him in a military prison in St. Louis.

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