William M. Beckner
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William Morgan Beckner (June 19, 1841 – March 14, 1910) was a U.S. Representative
from Kentucky
.
Born in Moorefield, Kentucky
, Beckner attended the public schools, Rand and Richeson Seminary, Maysville, Kentucky
, and Centre College
, Danville, Kentucky
.
He worked on a farm and was subsequently a clerk in a country store at Bethel, Kentucky.
He became a private tutor and taught school for two years in Orangeburg and Maysville.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1864 and commenced practice in Winchester, Kentucky
.
He was city judge in 1865.
He served as prosecuting attorney in 1866 and 1867.
He was elected judge of Clark County in 1870.
He established the Clark County Democrat in 1867, which he owned and edited for a number of years.
He was appointed State prison commissioner in 1880.
He served as State railroad commissioner from 1882 until 1884, when he resigned.
He served as president of the interstate educational conventions held in Louisville in 1883 and 1885.
He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1890.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1893.
He served as chairman of the Democratic State convention in 1893.
Beckner was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-third Congress
to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Marcus C. Lisle
and served from December 3, 1894, to March 3, 1895.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1894.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Winchester, Kentucky
, March 14, 1910.
He was interred in Winchester Cemetery.
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...
.
Born in Moorefield, Kentucky
Moorefield, Kentucky
Moorefield is an unincorporated community in Nicholas County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along Routes 36 and 57 southeast of the city of Carlisle, the county seat of Nicholas County. Its elevation is 988 feet . Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of...
, Beckner attended the public schools, Rand and Richeson Seminary, Maysville, Kentucky
Maysville, Kentucky
Maysville is a city in and the county seat of Mason County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 8,993 at the 2000 census, making it the fiftieth largest city in Kentucky by population. Maysville is on the Ohio River, northeast of Lexington. It is the principal city of the Maysville...
, and Centre College
Centre College
Centre College is a private liberal arts college in Danville, Kentucky, USA, a community of approximately 16,000 in Boyle County south of Lexington, KY. Centre is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution. Centre was founded by Presbyterian leaders, with whom it maintains a loose...
, Danville, Kentucky
Danville, Kentucky
Danville is a city in and the county seat of Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 16,218 at the 2010 census.Danville is the principal city of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Boyle and Lincoln counties....
.
He worked on a farm and was subsequently a clerk in a country store at Bethel, Kentucky.
He became a private tutor and taught school for two years in Orangeburg and Maysville.
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 1864 and commenced practice in Winchester, Kentucky
Winchester, Kentucky
Winchester is a city in and the county seat of Clark County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 16,724 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
.
He was city judge in 1865.
He served as prosecuting attorney in 1866 and 1867.
He was elected judge of Clark County in 1870.
He established the Clark County Democrat in 1867, which he owned and edited for a number of years.
He was appointed State prison commissioner in 1880.
He served as State railroad commissioner from 1882 until 1884, when he resigned.
He served as president of the interstate educational conventions held in Louisville in 1883 and 1885.
He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1890.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1893.
He served as chairman of the Democratic State convention in 1893.
Beckner was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Fifty-third Congress
53rd United States Congress
The Fifty-third 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, 1893 to March 4, 1895, during the fifth and sixth...
to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Marcus C. Lisle
Marcus C. Lisle
Marcus Claiborne Lisle was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born near Winchester, Kentucky, Lisle attended the common schools of his native county and the University of Kentucky at Lexington....
and served from December 3, 1894, to March 3, 1895.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1894.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Winchester, Kentucky
Winchester, Kentucky
Winchester is a city in and the county seat of Clark County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 16,724 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, March 14, 1910.
He was interred in Winchester Cemetery.