Michael Carver Trout

Michael Carver Trout ( born September 30, 1810 in Hickory, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, † June 25, 1873 ) was an American politician. From 1853 to 1855 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Michael Trout enjoyed only limited education and was followed by three years as a hatter. He then worked as a carpenter and contract craftsmen. For 20 years he was president of the school board of his home town Hickory. In 1841, he was headman (Burgess) in Sharon. From 1842 to 1845 he was employed as a recorder for the district administration of Mercer County. Between 1846 and 1851 he held the office of Prothonotary there.

Politically, Trout member of the Democratic Party. In the congressional elections of 1852, he became the 23rd electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Carlton Brandaga Curtis on March 4, 1853. Since he has not been confirmed in 1854, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1855. These were shaped by the events leading up to the Civil War.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives engaged Michael Trout in the iron industry, the banking industry and in coal mining. He died on 25 June 1873 in his hometown of Hickory.