Philip Triplett

Philip triplet (* December 24, 1799 in Madison County, Kentucky, † March 30, 1852 in Owensboro, Kentucky ) was an American politician. Between 1839 and 1843 he represented the state of Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Philip Triplett attended the public schools of his home. After a subsequent law studies and his 1824 was admitted to a lawyer, he began to practice in this profession in Owensboro. At the same time he embarked on a political career. In 1824 he was elected to the House of Representatives from Kentucky. In the 1830s he became a member of the Whig party.

In the congressional elections of 1838, Triplett was in the second electoral district of Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Edward Rumsey on March 4, 1839. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1843 two legislative sessions. The time from 1841 was marked by the tensions between President John Tyler and the Whigs. It was also at that time already discussed annexation since 1836 the independent Republic of Mexico Texas.

In 1842, Triplett opted not to run again. In 1849 he was a delegate to the regional congress of the Whigs. Philip Triplett died on March 30, 1852 in Owensboro.