John Hubler Stover
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John Hubler Stover was a U.S. Representative
United States House of Representatives
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 from Missouri
Missouri
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Born in Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania
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, Stover completed preparatory studies at Bellefonte Academy
Bellefonte Academy
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He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and commenced practice in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
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Held several local offices.
He served as district attorney of Center County 1860-1862.
Enlisted in the Union Army
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 in 1861 as a private, and was successively a captain and a major.
Commissioned as a colonel of the One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.
He after the war moved to Versailles, Missouri
Versailles, Missouri
Versailles is a city in Morgan County, Missouri, United States. According to the 2000 census the population is 2,565. It is the county seat of Morgan County...

, and resumed the practice of law.
He served as district attorney of Morgan County from 1866 to 1868.

Stover was elected as a Republican
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 to the Fortieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Joseph W. McClurg and served from December 7, 1868, to March 3, 1869.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1868.
He resumed the practice of his profession.
He engaged in the real estate business and was also interested in mining pursuits at Versailles, Missouri
Versailles, Missouri
Versailles is a city in Morgan County, Missouri, United States. According to the 2000 census the population is 2,565. It is the county seat of Morgan County...

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He served as delegate to the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia in 1876.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1876 to the Forty-fifth Congress.
He died at Aurora Springs, Missouri, October 27, 1889.
He was interred in the City Cemetery, Versailles, Missouri
Versailles, Missouri
Versailles is a city in Morgan County, Missouri, United States. According to the 2000 census the population is 2,565. It is the county seat of Morgan County...

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