John Edward Halsell

John Edward Halsell (born September 11, 1826 in Bowling Green , Kentucky , †  December 26, 1899 in Fort Worth , Texas ) was an American politician . Between 1883 and 1887 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Halsell attended public schools in Rich Pond . He then studied at Cumberland University in Lebanon ( Tennessee ). After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1856, he began to work in Bowling Green in this profession. Halsell also served as the Warren County district attorney for four years . In 1870 he became a judge in the Kentucky Fourth District Judge.

Politically, Halsell became a member of the Democratic Party . In the congressional elections of 1882 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded John W. Caldwell on March 4, 1883 . After a re-election in 1884, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1887 . From 1885 he was chairman of the committee that dealt with private land claims.

In 1886, Halsell was not nominated for another term by his party. After the end of his time in the House of Representatives, he initially practiced as a lawyer again. He was Mayor of Bowling Green in 1888 and 1889. He then moved to Fort Worth, Texas, where he worked as a lawyer again. John Halsell died there on December 26, 1899. He was buried in Bowling Green.

Web links

• John Edward Halsell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John Edward Halsell in the database of Find a Grave (English)