Biographical Sketch of C. Thomas Horine, Jefferson County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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C. Thomas Horine, of the firm of Thomas & Horine, attorney-at-law, at
Hillsboro, is a native of that place, born in 1844.  He was educated in
the public schools, and at the age of fourteen received a position in 
the circuit clerk's office, which position he filled until about the 
age of eighteen, when he enlisted in Company A, Thirty-first Missouri
Volunteer Infantry, under Col. (afterward Gov.) Fletcher, and took part
in every engagement in which his command participated.  He enlisted as
a private, and was mustered out as lieutenant after twenty eight months
service; participated in the siege of Vicksburg, Arkansas Post, Lookout
Mountain, Missionary Ridge and the entire Georgia and Atlanta campaign.
At Jonesboro, Ga., it was decided that a portion of the officers of the
Thirty-first and Thirty-second Missouri Infantry, by reason of consoli-
dation of the two regiments, should retire, and Mr. Horine was one of 
the three commissioners who were appointed by Gen. Howard to designate
the officers who should or could retire.  Our subject being one, re-
turned home, and soon resumed his old position in the circuit clerk's
office.  In 1865 he was appointed by Gov. Fletcher to a position in the
office of secretary of State.  In the fall of 1866 he returned to the
circuit clerk's office, but two years later retired, to give place to a
cousin of the chief.  He afterward served four years as deputy circuit
clerk, under W. S. Boyce, and in 1874 was elected to the position of
circuit clerk, which office he held for twelve years.  In January, 1887
he entered as a partner with W. H. H. Thomas, in the law business, hav-
ing been admitted to the bar about sixteen years previous to this.  He
was married July 6, 1865, to Miss Cerinda Shelton, a native of Jeffer-
son County, Mo., and the daughter of John Shelton.  Four children were
the result of this union.  Mr. Horine is a Democrat, and has frequently
been a delegate to congressional and State conventions.  He is a member
of the Masonic fraternity, of the I. O. O. F., of the A. O. U. W., and 
he and wife are members of the Baptist Church.

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