William Wright Southgate

William Wright Southgate (* 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 U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

William Southgate enjoyed a private school education. He then studied at Transylvania College in Lexington. In the meantime, he has been a resident of Covington. After studying law and his 1821 was admitted as a lawyer, he started working in Lexington in this profession. Between 1825 and 1827 he was district attorney. In addition to his legal activities Southgate also began a political career. In the years 1827, 1832 and 1836, he sat as an MP in the House of Representatives from Kentucky. Mid-1830s, he joined the then newly formed Whig Party.

In the congressional elections of 1836 Southgate was in the 13th electoral district of Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Richard Mentor Johnson on March 4, 1837. But until March 3, 1839, he graduated only one term in Congress. After his retirement from the U.S. House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer again. William Southgate died unexpectedly on December 26, 1849 in Covington. He was married to Adaliza Keene, with whom he had 13 children.

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