Andrew Alkire Trumbo was a United States Representative from Kentucky

Kentucky

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...

. He was born in Bath County, Kentucky

Bath County, Kentucky

Bath County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1811. As of 2010 the population is 11,591. Its county seat is Owingsville, Kentucky...

 and attended the common schools. He was employed in the county clerk’s office. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Owingsville, Kentucky

Owingsville, Kentucky

Owingsville is a city in Bath County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,488 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Bath County, and is roughly in the center of the county, at the junction of US 60 and Kentucky Route 36....

 in 1824. He was the clerk of Bath County in 1830 and the Commonwealth attorney for Bath County in 1830.

Trumbo was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1845-March 3, 1847). After leaving Congress, he was the presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1848. He resumed the practice of law and moved to Franklin County, Kentucky

Franklin County, Kentucky

As of the census of 2000, there were 47,687 people, 19,907 households, and 12,840 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 21,409 housing units at an average density of...

. He died in Frankfort, Kentucky

Frankfort, Kentucky

Frankfort is a city in Kentucky that serves as the state capital and the county seat of Franklin County. The population was 27,741 at the 2000 census; by population it is the 5th smallest state capital in the United States...

in 1871 and was buried in the City Cemetery, Owingsville, Kentucky.