Sanford Kirkpatrick

Sanford Kirkpatrick

Sanford Kirkpatrick (born February 11, 1842 in London , Ohio , †  February 13, 1932 in Greensboro , North Carolina ) was an American politician . Between 1913 and 1915 he represented the state of Iowa in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1849, Sanford Kirkpatrick came to Iowa with his parents, where the family settled in Wapello County . There he attended the public schools between 1854 and 1858. During the Civil War , Kirkpatrick rose from being a soldier to a first lieutenant in the Union Army . He took part in several battles.

After the war, Kirkpatrick worked in agriculture. In 1876 he moved to Ottumwa, Iowa, where he also worked in commerce until 1887. Between 1876 and 1880 he was also employed in the administration of Wapello County as a deputy recorder . Politically, Kirkpatrick was initially a member of the Greenback Party , for which he unsuccessfully applied for the office of Lieutenant Governor of Iowa in 1883 . Then he became a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1884 and 1887 he was a member of the Ottumwa City Council. He then worked for the tax authorities from 1887 to 1913. He was mainly active in North Carolina and the neighboring states.

In 1912 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of Iowa , where he succeeded Nathan E. Kendall on March 4, 1913 . In his election victory he also benefited from the split in the Republican Party between the supporters of US President William Howard Taft and those of former President Theodore Roosevelt . This fragmentation had also led to the victory of Democrat Woodrow Wilson in the 1912 presidential election. In the 1914 election, Kirkpatrick lost to C. William Ramseyer . So he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1915 . During this time, the 17th Amendment to the Constitution was passed, which required direct election of US Senators .

In 1916, Kirkpatrick ran unsuccessfully to return to Congress. He then moved to Greensboro, North Carolina, where he worked in agriculture. He died there on February 13, 1932.

Web links

• Sanford Kirkpatrick in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Sanford Kirkpatrick in the database of Find a Grave (English)