William Cullom

William Cullom (born June 4, 1810 in Monticello , Wayne County , Kentucky , †  December 6, 1896 in Clinton , Tennessee ) was an American politician . Between 1851 and 1855 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Cullom was the younger brother of Congressman Alvan Cullom (1797–1877) and an uncle of Shelby Moore Cullom (1829–1914), the Governor of Illinois and the US Senator for that state. He attended the public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree in Lexington and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Kentucky and Tennessee in his new profession. Before 1843 he moved to Carthage .

Politically, Cullom was a member of the Whig Party . Between 1843 and 1847 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Tennessee . In the congressional election of 1850 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of Tennessee , where he succeeded Andrew Ewing on March 4, 1851 . After re-election in 1852, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1855 . These were determined by the events and discussions leading up to the civil war . During his second legislative term (1853-1855) Cullom represented the fourth district of his state as the successor to John Houston Savage . In 1854 he was defeated by Savage, who was also his successor in Congress.

Between February 1856 and December 1857, William Cullom worked for the Congress administration. After that he practiced as a lawyer again. From 1873 to 1878 he was a district attorney in the 16th District of Tennessee. He died in Clinton on December 6, 1896.

Web links

• William Cullom in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William Cullom in the database of Find a Grave (English)