William Rockhill

William Rockhill (born February 10, 1793 in Burlington , New Jersey , †  January 15, 1865 in Fort Wayne , Indiana ) was an American politician . Between 1847 and 1849 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Rockhill attended his homeland public schools and moved to Fort Wayne in 1822, where he worked in agriculture. He was also employed in the administration of Allen County there . In 1825 he became a Justice of the Peace in Fort Wayne. He was also on the city council of his new hometown.

Politically, Rockhill was a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1834 and 1837 he was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives ; from 1844 to 1847 he was a member of the State Senate . In the congressional elections of 1846 Rockhill was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the tenth constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded Andrew Kennedy on March 4, 1847 . Until March 3, 1849, he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . This was shaped by the events of the Mexican-American War .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, William Rockhill returned to farming. He died on January 15, 1865 in Fort Wayne, where he was also buried.

Web links

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

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