William Wright Southgate

William Wright Southgate

William Wright Southgate (born November 27, 1800 in Newport , Campbell County , Kentucky , †  December 26, 1849 in Covington , Kentucky) was an American politician . Between 1837 and 1839 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Southgate enjoyed a private education. He then studied at Transylvania College in Lexington . In the meantime he was resident in Covington. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1821, he began working in this profession in Lexington. Between 1825 and 1827 he was also a district attorney. In addition to his legal activities, Southgate also began a political career. He was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1827, 1832, and 1836 . In the mid-1830s he joined the then newly formed Whig Party .

In the congressional election of 1836 Southgate was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 13th  constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded Richard Mentor Johnson on March 4, 1837 . Until March 3, 1839, however, he only served one legislative period in Congress . After leaving the US House of Representatives, he returned to practice as a lawyer. William Southgate died unexpectedly on December 26, 1849 in Covington. He was married to Adaliza Keene, with whom he had 13 children.

Web links

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

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