predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place jr/sr party term_end office birth_date term_start image article_title state name alma_mater
james shields john clark constituency established william stone constituency abolished constituency abolished 9 august 1904 frankfort , kentucky , u.s. sweet springs , missouri , u.s. united states senator democratic march 12 , 1865 4 , 1903 may 10 , 1865 january confederate house of representatives from missouri 's 5th district states senator from missouri member of the c.s. 6 december 1830 march 18 , 1862 4 , 1879 january 12 , 1865 february george graham vest.jpg george graham vest
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george graham vest

'' `` george vest '' redirects here .
this article is about the 19th century politician .
for the 20th century diplomat , see george s. vest . ''
george graham vest -lrb- december 6 , 1830august 9 , 1904 -rrb- was a u.s. politician .
born in frankfort , kentucky , he was known for his skills in oration and debate .
vest , a lawyer as well as a politician , served as a missouri congressman , a confederate congressman during the civil war , and finally a us senator .
he is best known for his `` a man 's best friend '' closing arguments from the trial in which damages were sought for the killing of a dog named old drum on october 18 , 1869 .
