Eugene P. Gillespie
Eugene P. Gillespie | |
|---|---|
 Philadelphia Inquirer, December 20, 1899 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 25th district | |
| In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Champlain Townsend |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Wharton Phillips |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 24, 1852 Greenville, Pennsylvania |
| Died | December 16, 1899 (aged 47) Greenville, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | St. Michael's College |
Eugene Pierce Gillespie (September 24, 1852 – December 16, 1899) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Gillespie was born in Greenville, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools, Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, and St. Michael's College in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in August 1874 and began his legal practice in Greenville.[3][4]
Gillespie was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892.[5][6]
He continued the practice of law until his death on December 16, 1899. He was buried at the Shenango Valley Cemetery.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ Gillespie, Eugene Pierce" (G000195), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: Offices of the Historians of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, retrieved online March 4, 2023.
- ^ "Gillespie, Eugene Pierce." Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Political Graveyard, May 10, 2022.
- ^ Gillespie, Eugene Pierce," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Gillespie, Eugene Pierce," The Political Graveyard.
- ^ Gillespie, Eugene Pierce," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Gillespie, Eugene Pierce," The Political Graveyard.
- ^ Gillespie, Eugene Pierce," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Gillespie, Eugene Pierce," The Political Graveyard.
- United States Congress. "Eugene P. Gillespie (id: G000195)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
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