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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Charles A. Wickliffe |
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Bardstown, Kentucky , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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June 11, 1788
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| Died | October 31, 1869
(81 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | WICKLIFFE, Charles Anderson, (grandfather of Robert Charles Wickliffe and John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham), a Representative from Kentucky; born near Springfield, Washington County, Ky., June 8, 1788; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1809 and commenced practice in Bardstown; served in the War of 1812; was aide to General Winlock
KY State House 1812-1813
Again entered the Army as aide to General Caldwell
KY State House 1822-1823 and 1833-1835, and served as speaker in 1834
US Representative (D-KY) 1823-1833; chairman, Committee on Public Lands (Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses); was not a candidate for renomination; one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1830 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against James H. Peck, United States judge for the district of Missouri
Lieutenant Governor (W-KY) 1836
Governor (W-KY) 1839-1840; became Governor upon the death of Gov. Clark
US Postmaster General 1841-1845
Sent on a secret mission by President Polk to the Republic of Texas in 1845
Member of the State constitutional convention in 1849
Member of the peace conference held at Washington, D.C., in 1861 in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war.
US Representative (Unionist-KY) 1861-1863); did not seek renomination
Unsuccessful candidate for Governor in 1863
Delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1864
Died near Ilchester, Md., October 31, 1869; interment in Bardstown Cemetery, Bardstown, Ky.
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