Hiram McCullough

Hiram McCullough

Hiram McCullough (born September 26, 1813 in Elkton , Cecil County , Maryland , †  March 4, 1885 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1865 and 1869 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Hiram McCullough attended Elkton Academy . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1837, he began to work in this profession in Elkton. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1845 and 1851 he was a member of the Maryland Senate . In 1850 he ran unsuccessfully for the US House of Representatives. In the same year he was a member of a commission to revise the state law of Maryland.

In the congressional election of 1864 McCullough was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the first constituency of Maryland , where he succeeded John Creswell on March 4, 1865 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1869 . During this time the civil war ended . Since 1865, the work of Congress has been overshadowed by tension between the Republican Party and President Andrew Johnson , which culminated in a narrowly unsuccessful impeachment trial. In 1865 and 1868, the 13th and 14th amendments were ratified.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, McCullough practiced as a lawyer again. He became the legal advisor to the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Railroad Company . In 1864 and 1868 he was a delegate to the respective Democratic National Conventions . He was also a member of the Maryland House of Representatives from 1880 to 1881 and President in 1880 . He died on March 4, 1885 in Elkton, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Hiram McCullough in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Hiram McCullough in the database of Find a Grave (English)