William Lindsay (politician, 1835)

William Lindsay (born September 4, 1835 in Lexington , Virginia , † October 15, 1909 in Frankfort , Kentucky ) was an American Democratic politician . From 1893 to 1901 he was a Senator for the state of Kentucky.

Life

Lindsay attended school in Lexington and moved to Clinton , Kentucky in 1854 . There he studied law and also worked as a teacher. In 1858 he was admitted to the bar and practiced in his profession from then on. During the Civil War , Lindsay served as a soldier in the Confederate Army from July 1861 to May 1865. He then continued his legal profession.

politics

Lindsay was elected to the Kentucky State Senate in 1867, to which he was a member until 1870. He then worked from 1970 to 1978 in the capital of Kentucky, Frankfort, as a judge, after which he stayed in town and returned to work as a lawyer. In 1889 he was re-elected to the State Senate, this time until 1893. He then worked at the 1893 World's Fair , which was held in Chicago , Illinois . After the resignation of Senator John Griffin Carlisle , he was elected as his successor. Including a re-election, he held office from February 15, 1893 to March 3, 1901. He remained in Frankfort and died there in 1909.

Web links

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

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