Soon after leaving university , he came to St. Louis to begin practicing law .
Was , for a short time , in the office of Charles D. Drake , later a U.S. Senator from Missouri , and he was admitted to the bar in 1856 .
Soon after leaving university , he came to St. Louis to begin practicing law and was , for a short time , in the office of Charles D. Drake , later a U.S. Senator from Missouri , and he was admitted to the bar in 1856 .