Daniel Kilgore (politician)
| Daniel Kilgore | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 19th district |
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In office December 1, 1834 – July 4, 1838 |
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| Preceded by | Humphrey H. Leavitt |
| Succeeded by | Henry Swearingen |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the Harrison County district |
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In office December 1, 1828 – December 2, 1832 |
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| Preceded by | Matthew Simpson |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Holmes |
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| Born | 1793 Kings Creek, Virginia |
| Died | December 12, 1851 (age 58) New York City |
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| Children | ten |
Daniel Kilgore (1793 – December 12, 1851) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born at Kings Creek, Virginia (now West Virginia), Kilgore received a liberal schooling. He moved to Cadiz, Ohio, and served as member of the Ohio Senate from 1828 to 1832.
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.
Kilgore moved to Steubenville, Ohio in 1850, and was elected president of the Steubenville and Indiana Railroad. He died while visiting New York City. He died on December 12, 1851.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.
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