Robert T. Van Horn

Robert T. Van Horn
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri
In office
February 27, 1896 – March 3, 1897
Preceded byJohn Charles Tarsney
Succeeded byWilliam S. Cowherd
Constituency5th district
In office
March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883
Preceded bySamuel Locke Sawyer
Succeeded byJohn Joseph O’Neill
Constituency8th district
In office
March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871
Preceded byAustin Augustus King
Succeeded byAbram Comingo
Constituency6th district
6th Mayor of Kansas City
In office
1863–1865
Preceded byWilliam Bonnifield
Succeeded byPatrick Shannon
In office
1861–1862
Preceded byGeorge M.B. Maughs
Succeeded byMilton J. Payne
Member of the Missouri State Senate
In office
1862–1863
Personal details
Born
Robert Thompson Van Horn

May 19, 1824
East Mahoning Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 3, 1916(1916-01-03) (aged 91)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Signature
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
RankLieutenant Colonel
UnitTwenty-fifth Regiment, Missouri Volunteer Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Robert Thompson Van Horn (May 19, 1824 – January 3, 1916) was an American lawyer, the owner and publisher of The Kansas City Enterprise, the 6th mayor of Kansas City, Missouri during parts of the Civil War, a member of the Missouri General Assembly, and a representative of Missouri's 5th, 6th, and 8th congressional districts.