Andrew Trumbo

Andrew Alkire Trumbo (born September 15, 1797 in Bath County , Kentucky , †  August 21, 1871 in Frankfort , Kentucky) was an American politician . Between 1845 and 1847 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Andrew Trumbo attended public schools in his home country. Then he worked as an employee in the district administration. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1824, he began to work in Owingsville in this profession. In 1830 he was again employed by the county government in Bath County. That year he also became a district attorney there.

Politically, Trumbo was a member of the Whig Party . In the congressional election of 1844 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the ninth constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded Richard French of the Democratic Party on March 4, 1845 . Since he renounced another candidacy in the elections of 1846, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1847 . During this time the Mexican-American War began . After the election of 1846, Trumbo's mandate fell back to his predecessor French. After leaving the US House of Representatives, Trumbo moved to the Democrats. In 1848 he was one of their electors in the presidential election . After that he practiced as a lawyer again.

Although Trumbo was a slave owner himself, he supported the Union during the civil war . His family and his home state were divided on this issue. His district was ruled by supporters of the south. This made his situation difficult. He was also temporarily imprisoned and then temporarily went north to Illinois . When his homeland was controlled by Union forces, he returned in 1863. There he settled in Franklin County . He died in Frankfort on August 21, 1871.

Web links

• Andrew Trumbo in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)