Daniel_Kilgore_(politician)

Daniel Kilgore (politician)

Daniel Kilgore (politician)

American politician

Daniel Kilgore (May 24, 1794 – December 12, 1851) was an American politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1834 to 1838.

Quick Facts Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 19th district, Preceded by ...

Biography

Born at Kings Creek, Virginia (now West Virginia), Kilgore received a liberal schooling.

Early political career

He moved to Cadiz, Ohio, and served as member of the Ohio Senate from 1828 to 1832.

Congress

Kilgore was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Humphrey H. Leavitt. Kilgore was again elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress. He was reelected, this time as a Democrat, to the Twenty-fifth Congress. He subsequently served from December 1, 1834, until July 4, 1838, when he resigned from politics.

Later career and death

Kilgore moved to Steubenville, Ohio in 1850, and was elected president of the Steubenville and Indiana Railroad.

He died while visiting New York City[2] on December 12, 1851.

References

  1. [1]
    uncle of Matthew Simpson, the Methodist Episcopal Church Bishop
  2. [2]
    The National Association of General Passenger and Ticket Agents (May 1882). "in memoriam, Daniel Kilgore". Traveler's Official Guide of the Railway and Steam Navigation Lines in the United States and Canada: LV.

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