Marcus C. Lisle

Marcus Claiborne Lisle (September 23, 1862 – July 7, 1894) was an American lawyer, judge and politician from Kentucky who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1893 until his death the following year.^[1]

Marcus C. Lisle
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 10th district
In office March 4, 1893 – July 7, 1894
Preceded by	Joseph M. Kendall
Succeeded by	William M. Beckner
Personal details
Born	Marcus Claiborne Lisle (1862-09-23)September 23, 1862 near Winchester
Died	July 7, 1894(1894-07-07) (aged 31)
Resting place	Winchester Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Elizabeth "Lizzie" Buckner Bean (1866–1893)
Children	Ernest Claiborne Lisle (1888–1917) Infant son (1893–1893)
Parents	Claiborne Lisle (1820–1910) Esther Wilson Hampton (1821–1877)
Alma mater	Columbia Law School

Early life and career

Born near Winchester, Kentucky, Lisle attended the common schools of his native county and the University of Kentucky at Lexington. He graduated from Columbia Law School, New York City, and was admitted to the bar and commenced legal practice in Winchester, Kentucky, in 1887. He later served as county judge of Clark County, Kentucky, in 1890.^[1]

Congress

Lisle was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third Congress and served from March 4, 1893, until his death in Winchester, Kentucky, July 7, 1894, of "complication of consumption and Bright's disease".^[2]

Personal life

Lisle married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Buckner Bean (1866–1893)^[3] at the Presbyterian Church, Winchester, Kentucky, on April 27, 1887.^[4] The first child born to this marriage was Ernest Claiborne Lisle (1888–1917).^[5] On March 17, 1893, the infant son of Judge Lisle died and was buried beside the body of his mother, who had died a few days earlier.^[6]

Marcus Lisle was interred in Winchester Cemetery.^[7]

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)

References

• United States Congress. "Marcus C. Lisle (id: L000345)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

1. "Lisle, Marcus Claiborne, (1862 - 1894)". United States Congress. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
2. "The New York Times Lisle obituary" (PDF). Retrieved June 27, 2016.
3. "The Democrat, March 8, 1893". Clark County Public Library. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
4. "The Lexington Morning Transcript, April 24, 1887". Clark County Public Library. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
5. "Ernest Claiborne Lisle". Find A Grave. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
6. "The Winchester Democrat, March 23, 1893". Clark County Public Library. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
7. "Marcus Claiborne Lisle". Find A Grave. Retrieved June 27, 2016.

External links

• Newspaper clippings: search Lisle, Marcus Claiborne
• Media related to Marcus C. Lisle at Wikimedia Commons

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

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Joseph M. Kendall	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 10th congressional district 1893–1894	Succeeded by William M. Beckner