James Kilbourne

James Kilbourne

James Kilbourne (born October 19, 1770 in New Britain , Colony of Connecticut , †  April 9, 1850 in Worthington , Ohio ) was an American politician . Between 1813 and 1817 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Kilbourne enjoyed a classical education and studied theology. Then he became a clergyman in the Episcopal Church . In 1801 he co-founded the Scioto Company ; In 1803 he moved to the then newly formed state of Ohio, where he founded the city of Worthington. From 1805 he worked as a land surveyor on behalf of the federal government. At that time he was involved in building the town of Sandusky . He is also credited with drafting the first map of the state of Ohio. In July 1812 Kilbourne was a member of a commission to determine the western border of what was then the Virginia Military Reservation . During the British-American War he served briefly as a colonel in the American armed forces. He was also President of Worthington College .

Politically, Kilbourne joined the Democratic Republican Party . In the congressional elections of 1812 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the then newly established fifth constituency of Ohio , where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1813. After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1817 . These were initially shaped by the events of the British-American War.

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Kilbourne remained politically active at the state level. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1823, 1824, 1838, and 1839 . In 1839 he led the delegation laying the foundation stone for the Capitol building in Columbus . In the 1830s he became a member of the Whig Party ; In 1840 he took part as a delegate at their regional party convention in Ohio. James Kilbourne died on April 9, 1850 in Worthington, where he was also buried.

Web links

• James Kilbourne in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• James Kilbourne in the database of Find a Grave (English)