Robert Mallory
Robert Mallory | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 5th district | |
In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | |
Preceded by | Charles A. Wickliffe |
Succeeded by | Lovell Rousseau |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 7th district | |
In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 | |
Preceded by | Humphrey Marshall |
Succeeded by | Brutus J. Clay |
Personal details | |
Born | Madison Court House, Virginia, U.S. | November 15, 1815
Died | August 11, 1885 La Grange, Kentucky, U.S. | (aged 69)
Political party | Opposition Unionist |
Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
Robert Mallory (November 15, 1815 – August 11, 1885) was an American politician and lawyer.
Biography
[edit]Born on November 15, 1815, in Madison Court House, Virginia, Mallory attended private schools and graduated from the University of Virginia in 1827. He engaged in agricultural pursuits in La Grange, Kentucky, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1837, commencing practice in New Castle, Kentucky. He was elected an Opposition and later Unionist to the United States House of Representatives in 1858, serving from 1859 to 1865, being unsuccessful for reelection in 1864. There, Mallory served as chairman of the Committee on Roads and Canals from 1859 to 1863. He was a delegate to the National Union Convention in 1866 and was one of the vice presidents of the Centennial Exposition in 1876. He resumed agricultural pursuits until his death near La Grange, Kentucky on August 11, 1885. He was interred in Spring Hill Family Cemetery in Ballardsville, Kentucky.
External links
[edit]- United States Congress. "Robert Mallory (id: M000082)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- United States Congress. "Robert Mallory (id: M000082)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- 1815 births
- 1885 deaths
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- Opposition Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky
- Unionist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky
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