Please answer the following question: Facts: - president: jefferson davis , csa - party: democrat - predecessor: william mallory levy none - birth date: yes 12 june 1821 - relations: william b. spencer -lrb- brother-in-law -rrb- - profession: lawyer - caption: joseph barton elam - death date: 04 july 1885 - spouse: twice widowed - office: speaker states of america -rrb- of the louisiana house of representatives -lrb- confederate - district: 4th - term end: march 3 , 1881 1864 - name: joseph barton elam - death place: mansfield , desoto parish louisiana - birth place: hope , hempstead county - successor: newton c. blanchard b. f. chapman - state: louisiana - alma mater: private study of law - imagesize: 200px - residence: alexandria , louisiana - children: charles wheaton elam -lrb- 1866-1917 -rrb- - term start: march 4 , 1877 1862 - image: file : josephbartonelam.jpg - religion: episcopalian Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of joseph barton elam .
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joseph barton elam , sr. -lrb- june 12 , 1821 -- july 4 , 1885 -rrb- , was a two-term democratic u.s. representative from louisiana 's 4th congressional district , who service corresponded with the administration of u.s. president rutherford b. hayes .