Constantine B. Kilgore

Constantine B. Kilgore

Constantine Buckley Kilgore (born February 20, 1835 in Newnan , Georgia , †  September 23, 1897 in Ardmore , Oklahoma ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1887 and 1895 he represented the state of Texas in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1846, Constantine Kilgore came to Rusk County , Texas with his parents , where he attended public schools. During the Civil War he served as a staff officer in the Confederate Army . After studying law and admitting to the bar, he began practicing the profession in Rusk County. In 1869 he was also a justice of the peace there. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1875, Kilgore was a delegate to a meeting to revise the Texas Constitution. Between 1884 and 1886 he was a member of the Texas Senate , and served as its president from 1885.

In the congressional election of 1886 Kilgore was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the third constituency of Texas , where he succeeded James H. Jones on March 4, 1887 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1895 . After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Kilgore was appointed federal judge for the southern part of what was then Indian territory by President Grover Cleveland . He held this office until his death on September 23, 1897 in Ardmore.

Web links

• Constantine B. Kilgore in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Constantine B. Kilgore in the database of Find a Grave (English)