Born in Bryan Station , Kentucky , Menzies attended the common schools as a child and later graduated from the University of Virginia in 1840 . He studied law and was admitted to the bar , commencing practice in Covington , Kentucky in 1841 . He was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1848 and 1855 before being elected a Unionist to the United States House of Representatives in 1860 , serving from 1861 to 1863 . Afterwards , he resumed practicing law in Covington , Kentucky and was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1864 . Menzies served as a judge of the chancery court from 1873 to 1893 and afterwards resumed practicing law until his death in Falmouth , Kentucky on October 3 , 1897 . He was buried in Linden Grove Cemetery in Covington , Kentucky
Democratic National Convention
1864 Democratic National Convention
John W. Menzies