Daniel Kilgore (politician) explained

Daniel Kilgore
State:Ohio
Term Start:December 1, 1834
Term End:July 4, 1838
Preceded:Humphrey H. Leavitt
Succeeded:Henry Swearingen
State Senate2:Ohio
District2:Harrison County
Term Start2:December 1, 1828
Term End2:December 2, 1832
Preceded2:Matthew Simpson[1]
Succeeded2:Joseph Holmes
Party:
Birth Date:24 May 1794
Birth Place:Kings Creek, Virginia (now West Virginia)
Death Place:New York City, New York
Spouse:
  • Mary Pritchard
  • Ellen Downey
Children:Ten

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

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.

Notes and References

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