William A. Cullop

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William A. Cullop

William Allen Cullop (born March 28, 1853 in Oaktown , Knox County , Indiana , †  October 9, 1927 in Vincennes , Indiana) was an American politician . Between 1909 and 1917 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Cullop attended the public schools of his home country and then until 1878 Hanover College . For the next two years he taught at Vincennes University . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1881, he began to work in this profession in Vincennes. From 1883 to 1886, Cullop was a prosecutor in the twelfth judicial district of his state. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1891 and 1893 he was an MP in the Indiana House of Representatives ; in 1892 and 1896 he was a delegate to the respective Democratic National Conventions .

In the congressional elections of 1908 , Cullop was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded John C. Chaney on March 4, 1909 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1917 . In 1913 the 16th and 17th amendments were ratified. In 1916, Cullop was not re-confirmed by his party.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, William Cullop practiced law again. He was also involved in various other businesses. In 1926 he unsuccessfully sought his party's nomination for the US Senate elections . He died on October 9, 1927 in Vincennes, where he was buried.

Web links

  • William A. Cullop in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)