Lucien C. Gause

Lucien C. Gause
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 1st district
In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879
Preceded by	Asa Hodges
Succeeded by	Poindexter Dunn
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
In office 1866
Personal details
Born	Lucien Coatsworth Gause (1836-12-25)December 25, 1836 Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	November 5, 1880(1880-11-05) (aged 43) Jacksonport, Arkansas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Virginia Ann Page
Profession	Politician, Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States
Service	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Colonel
Commands	Gause's Brigade
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Jenkins' Ferry

Lucien Coatsworth Gause (December 25, 1836 – November 5, 1880) was an American lawyer, politician and military veteran who served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. From 1875 to 1879, he served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing an Arkansas congressional district.

Biography

Born near Wilmington, North Carolina, Gause moved to Lauderdale County, Tennessee and studied under a private tutor. He graduated from the University of Virginia, studied law, graduated from Cumberland University and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Jacksonport, Arkansas in 1859.

Confederate Army

At the outbreak of the Civil War, he entered the Confederate Army as a lieutenant and was later promoted to colonel.

Career

Gause resumed practicing law in Jacksonport in 1865, was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1866 and was a commissioner to represent the State of Arkansas in Washington, D.C.

He unsuccessfully contested the election of Asa Hodges as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1873.

Congress

He successfully won election to the House of Representatives in 1874, serving from 1875 to 1879, not being a candidate for renomination in 1878.

Later career and death

Afterwards, Gause resumed practicing law until his death in Jacksonport, Arkansas on November 5, 1880. He was interred in a private cemetery near Jacksonport.

External links

• United States Congress. "Lucien C. Gause (id: G000100)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-13

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress