William Rockhill

William Rockhill ( born February 10, 1793 in Burlington, New Jersey; † January 15, 1865 in Fort Wayne, Indiana ) was an American politician. Between 1847 and 1849 he represented the State of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

William Rockhill attended the public schools of his home and moved in 1822 to Fort Wayne, where he worked in agriculture. He was also employed in the management of the local Allen County. In 1825 he was in Fort Wayne Justice of the Peace. He was also in the city council of his new hometown.

Politically, Rock Hill member of the Democratic Party. Between 1834 and 1837 he sat as an MP in the House of Representatives from Indiana; 1844 to 1847 he was a member of the State Senate. In the congressional elections of 1846 Rock Hill was the tenth electoral district of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Andrew Kennedy on March 4, 1847. Until March 3, 1849, he was able to complete a term in Congress. This was marked by the events of the Mexican-American War.

After his retirement from the U.S. House of Representatives William Rockhill again worked in agriculture. He died on January 15, 1865 in Fort Wayne, where he was also buried.