John Edward Halsell
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John Edward Halsell was a U.S. Representative
from Kentucky
.
Born near Bowling Green, Kentucky
, Halsell attended the common schools at Rich Pond, Kentucky, and Cumberland University
, Lebanon, Tennessee
.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1856 and commenced practice in Bowling Green.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Warren County for four years.
Halsell was elected circuit judge of the fourth judicial district of Kentucky in 1870.
Halsell was elected as a Democrat
to the Forty-eighth
and Forty-ninth
Congresses (March 4, 1883-March 3, 1887).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims (Forty-ninth Congress).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination.
He resumed the practice of law.
He served as mayor of Bowling Green from December 5, 1888, to December 5, 1889.
He moved to Fort Worth, Texas
, and continued the practice of law.
He died in Fort Worth, December 26, 1899.
He was interred in Fair View Cemetery, Bowling Green, Kentucky
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
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...
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Born near Bowling Green, Kentucky
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Bowling Green is the third-most populous city in the state of Kentucky after Louisville and Lexington, with a population of 58,067 as of the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Warren County and the principal city of the Bowling Green, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area with an estimated 2009...
, Halsell attended the common schools at Rich Pond, Kentucky, and Cumberland University
Cumberland University
Cumberland University is a private university in Lebanon, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1842, though the current campus buildings were constructed between 1892 and 1896.-History:...
, Lebanon, Tennessee
Lebanon, Tennessee
Lebanon is a city in Wilson County, Tennessee, in the United States. The population was 20,235 at the 2000 census. It serves as the county seat of Wilson County. Lebanon is located in middle Tennessee, approximately 25 miles east of downtown Nashville. Local residents have also called it...
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He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1856 and commenced practice in Bowling Green.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Warren County for four years.
Halsell was elected circuit judge of the fourth judicial district of Kentucky in 1870.
Halsell was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Forty-eighth
48th United States Congress
The Forty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1883 to March 4, 1885, during the last two years...
and Forty-ninth
49th United States Congress
The Forty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1885 to March 4, 1887, during the first two years...
Congresses (March 4, 1883-March 3, 1887).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims (Forty-ninth Congress).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination.
He resumed the practice of law.
He served as mayor of Bowling Green from December 5, 1888, to December 5, 1889.
He moved to Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
, and continued the practice of law.
He died in Fort Worth, December 26, 1899.
He was interred in Fair View Cemetery, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Bowling Green is the third-most populous city in the state of Kentucky after Louisville and Lexington, with a population of 58,067 as of the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Warren County and the principal city of the Bowling Green, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area with an estimated 2009...
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