Lawyer and economic authority. Born in Booneville, Missouri, Isaac and his family moved to St. Louis in 1855. After attending Washington University in St. Louis for a while, he completed his education at Princeton University. He then entered upon the study of law. After graduating from the St. Louis Law School he was admitted to the bar and began practice in 1879. Left $500,000 by his father, who died in 1894, Lionberger lost all of the money in the next three years. He then decided to learn something about economics and learned so well that he made $1,000,000 through investmentsin stocks and bonds on $100,000 he had borrowed. For several years he was a lecturer in the St. Louis Law School. During the years 1896 and 1897 he served as assistant Attorney General of the United States by appointment of President Cleveland. In 1899 he was elected president of the St. Louis Bar Association. He was also a member of the board of directors of Washington University.
Lawyer and economic authority. Born in Booneville, Missouri, Isaac and his family moved to St. Louis in 1855. After attending Washington University in St. Louis for a while, he completed his education at Princeton University. He then entered upon the study of law. After graduating from the St. Louis Law School he was admitted to the bar and began practice in 1879. Left $500,000 by his father, who died in 1894, Lionberger lost all of the money in the next three years. He then decided to learn something about economics and learned so well that he made $1,000,000 through investmentsin stocks and bonds on $100,000 he had borrowed. For several years he was a lecturer in the St. Louis Law School. During the years 1896 and 1897 he served as assistant Attorney General of the United States by appointment of President Cleveland. In 1899 he was elected president of the St. Louis Bar Association. He was also a member of the board of directors of Washington University.
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