Lawrence Talbot Neal
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877
Preceded bySamuel Shellabarger
Succeeded byHenry L. Dickey
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the Ross County district
In office
January 6, 1868 – January 2, 1870
Serving with Isaac J. Finley
Preceded byJacob Sarber
Samuel B. Erskine
Succeeded byLewis W. Sifford
Personal details
Born(1844-09-22)September 22, 1844
Parkersburg, Virginia
DiedNovember 2, 1905(1905-11-02) (aged 61)
Chillicothe, Ohio
Resting placeGrandview Cemetery, Chillicothe
Political partyDemocratic

Lawrence Talbot Neal (September 22, 1844 – November 2, 1905) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1873 to 1877.

Early career

Born in Parkersburg, Virginia (now West Virginia), Neal pursued classical studies. He moved to Chillicothe, Ohio, in 1864. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1866 and commenced practice in Chillicothe, Ohio, in 1867. City solicitor in 1867 and 1868. He declined to be a candidate for reelection.

Neal was elected prosecuting attorney of Ross County, Ohio, in 1870 and resigned in October 1872 to become a candidate for Congress.

Congress

Neal was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-third and Forty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1876 to the Forty-fifth Congress and for election in 1878 to the Forty-sixth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the State senate in 1887.

Later career and death

He resumed the practice of law. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1888 and 1892. He was defeated by William McKinley for Governor of Ohio in 1893. He died in Chillicothe, Ohio, November 2, 1905. He was interred in Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, USA.

Sources

  • United States Congress. "Lawrence T. Neal (id: N000014)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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