William Landlord Culbertson

William landlord Culberson

William Wirt Culbertson (born September 22, 1835 in Lewistown , Mifflin County , Pennsylvania , †  October 31, 1911 in Oxford , Ohio ) was an American politician . Between 1883 and 1885 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

While still a child, William Culbertson came to Kentucky with his parents, where he attended public schools. Then he worked in the iron processing industry. During the civil war he served as an officer in the Union army until 1864 . When he retired from the military, he had attained the rank of captain. After the war, Culbertson began a political career as a member of the Republican Party . In 1870 he became a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives . In 1873 he was a member of the State Senate . Between 1876 and 1884 he took part as a delegate at the respective Republican National Conventions . From 1882 to 1883 he was mayor of Ashland .

In the congressional election of 1882 , Culbertson was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the ninth constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded John D. White on March 4, 1883 . Until March 3, 1885 he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . After leaving the US House of Representatives, William Culbertson withdrew from politics and devoted himself to his private affairs. He died in Oxford on October 31, 1911 and was buried in Ashland.

Web links

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

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