Philip Triplett Explained

Philip Triplett
State:Kentucky
Term Start:March 4, 1839
Term End:March 3, 1843
Predecessor:Edward Rumsey
Successor:Willis Green
Office1:Member of the
Kentucky House of Representatives
Term Start1:1824
Term End1:1824
Birth Date:24 December 1799
Birth Place:Madison County, Kentucky, U.S.
Death Place:Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S.
Resting Place:Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery
Party:Whig

Philip Triplett (December 24, 1799 – March 30, 1852) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

Born in Madison County, Kentucky, Triplett attended the common schools of central Kentucky near Franklin, and in Scott County.He studied law in Owensboro, Kentucky.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Owensboro in 1824.He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1824.

Triplett was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Congresses (March 3, 1839 – March 3, 1843).He was not a candidate for reelection in 1842.He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1849.He died in Owensboro, Kentucky, March 30, 1852.He was interred in Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery.