William Sebring Kirkpatrick

William Sebring Kirkpatrick (born April 21, 1844 in Easton , Pennsylvania , †  November 3, 1932 there ) was an American politician . Between 1897 and 1899 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Kirkpatrick attended public schools in his home country as well as Lafayette College in Easton. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in this profession. From 1866 to 1874 he was the legal representative for his hometown of Easton. In the years 1868 and 1869 he also taught there as a teacher in the public schools; from 1875 to 1877 he was a member of the faculty of Lafayette College , where he later lectured on local law. From 1890 to 1932 he was a member of the board of trustees at this institute. In 1874, Kirkpatrick became the presiding judge in the Pennsylvania Third Judicial District. Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party . In 1882 he was a delegate and intermittent chairman of the regional Republican Party Congress in Pennsylvania; in June 1884 he took part as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Chicago . Between 1887 and 1891 he held the office of Attorney General in Pennsylvania. In 1894 he ran unsuccessfully for Congress .

In the congressional elections of 1896 Kirkpatrick was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded the Democrat Joseph Johnson Hart on March 4, 1897 . Since he was not confirmed in 1898, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1899 . This was shaped by the events of the Spanish-American War .

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, William Kirkpatrick practiced again as a lawyer. He died in Easton on November 3, 1932. His son William (1885-1970) was also a member of Congress.

Web links

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

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

predecessor	Office	successor
Joseph Johnson Hart	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (7th constituency) March 4, 1897 - March 3, 1899	Laird Howard Barber