William Evans Arthur

William Evans Arthur

William Evans Arthur (born March 3, 1825 in Cincinnati , Ohio , †  May 18, 1897 in Covington , Kentucky ) was an American politician . Between 1871 and 1875 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In his youth, William Arthur moved with his parents to Covington, Kentucky. There he enjoyed a private school education. After a subsequent law degree and his admission to the bar in 1850, he began to practice in Covington in this profession. Between 1856 and 1862 he was a district attorney in the Ninth Judicial District of Kentucky.

Politically, Arthur was a member of the Democratic Party . In 1860 he was one of the electors in the presidential election. He voted for John C. Breckinridge . From 1866 to 1868 Arthur served as a judge in the Ninth Judicial District. In the congressional election of 1870 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded Thomas Laurens Jones on March 4, 1871 . After a re-election in 1872, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1875 .

In 1874 he renounced another candidacy. Then he practiced again as a lawyer. Between 1886 and 1893 he was a judge in the twelfth judicial district. He then worked as a lawyer again until his death.

Web links

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

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