The Political Graveyard: Cullom family of Kentucky

Cullom family of Kentucky

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Alvin Cullom (1797-1877) — of Tennessee. Born in Monticello, Wayne County, Ky., September 4, 1797. Brother of William Cullom; uncle of Shelby Moore Cullom. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1835-37; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1843-47; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1850-52. Died in Livingston, Overton County, Tenn., July 20, 1877. Interment at Bethlehem Cemetery, Near Livingston, Overton County, Tenn.
- See also Cullom family of Kentucky
- See also: congressional biography.
William Cullom (1810-1896) — of Tennessee. Born in Elk Spring Valley, Wayne County, Ky., June 4, 1810. Brother of Alvin Cullom; uncle of Shelby Moore Cullom. Whig. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state senate, 1843-47; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1848; U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1851-55 (8th District 1851-53, 4th District 1853-55); delegate to Whig National Convention from Tennessee, 1852. Died in Clinton, Anderson County, Tenn., December 6, 1896. Original interment at McAdoo Cemetery, Clinton, Tenn.; reinterment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
- See also Cullom family of Kentucky
- See also: congressional biography.
Shelby Moore Cullom (1829-1914) — also known as Shelby M. Cullom — of Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill. Born in Monticello, Wayne County, Ky., November 22, 1829. Nephew of Alvin Cullom and William Cullom; son of Richard Northcraft Cullom and Elizabeth (Coffey) Cullom; married, December 12, 1855, to Hannah M. Fisher (died 1861); married, May 5, 1863, to Julia Fisher (died 1909). Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1856, 1860-61, 1872-74; Speaker of the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1861, 1873; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1856; U.S. Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1865-71; Governor of Illinois, 1877-83; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1883-1913; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1904, 1908. Died in Washington, D.C., January 28, 1914. Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
- See also Cullom family of Kentucky
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.

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