History of Yellow Creek, (Bell County) Kentucky United States of America

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The Biography of David Grant Colson

David Grant Colson, representative, was born at Yellow Creek, Ky., April 1, 1861; son of John C. and Katherine (Smith) Colson, and grandson of James Colson. He attended the academies at Tazewell and Mossy Creek, Tenn., and took the junior course in law in the Kentucky university, 1879-80. He was an examiner in the pension bureau of the interior department, Washington, D. C., 1882-86, and in 1887 was elected to the lower house of the Kentucky legislature. He was mayor of Middlesboro, Ky., 1893-95; and a representative in the 54th and 55th congresses, 1895-99. On July 27, 1898, he was commissioned colonel of the 4th Kentucky regiment of infantry, U.S.V., which regiment he organized, and commanded in the war with Spain.

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