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Thomas Laspeyre

Democratic

Date Party Office Votes Result
09-01-1858 Democratic AD-08 0 Win
09-07-1859 Democratic AD-08 0 Win
11-06-1860 Breckinridge Democratic AD-08 0 Win
09-06-1871 Democratic Clerk of the Supreme Court 57469 Loss
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: ~1831-1834 in Wilmington?, North Carolina
Died: September 9, 1883 in Butte, Montana

1883: City Attorney, City of Butte [Montana]

  • 1861: Laspeyre served as one of two 'seconds' for Daniel Showalter in his duel with Charles W. Piercy. Piercy died after being shot in the duel.
  • 1861: "Laspeyre was called by the Hon. John Conness, on the floor of the house, a dirty dog, and he flung an inkstand at his head. No challenge followed."