Law, John, 1796-1873

John Law (1796-1873) was born in New London, Connecticut. He comes from a distinguished family of lawyers and both his father and grandfather held seats in Congress. John Law was himself a lawyer and moved west to Indiana and settled in Vincennes in 1817 where he married Sara Ewing in 1822. Elected to the House of Representatives in 1824, he also served as a prosecuting attorney and a judge and was elected as a Representative in Congress from 1860 to 1864. After serving two terms he returned to Indiana and focused his life on becoming the historian of Vincennes. He died on 7 October 1873.

From the description of Letters, 1835-1842. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 156804222