History of Juneau, (Juneau Borough) Alaska United States of America

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Louis Kossuth Church Biography

Louis Kossuth Church, governor of Dakota Territory, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Dec. 11, 1846; son of Rodney F. Church; grandson of Capt. Samuel Church of the Continental army; and great-grandson of Timothy Church, a colonel in the Continental army. He was educated in the public schools of Brooklyn and at the Hudson river institute, Claverack, N.Y. He was admitted to the bar in 1868, and engaged in the practice of his profession in Brooklyn, N.Y. He was a member of the New York assembly in 1883, 1884 and 1885 from Queens county, and in 1885 he declined the renomination to the New York assembly, and also the nomination for State senator. In November, 1885, he was appointed justice of the supreme court of Dakota by President Cleveland, and in December of the following year became governor of the territory. He retired from the governorship in April, 1889, and removed to Seattle, Wash., in 1890. He died in Juneau, Alaska, Nov. 23, 1897.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Juneau, (Juneau Borough) Alaska

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