OVERVIEW:
FULL NAME:
Charles Anderson Wickliffe
BORN:
June 8, 1788
Springfield, Kentucky
DIED:
October 31, 1869 (age 81)
Ilchester, Maryland
POLITICAL PARTY:
(Before 1825)
Whig (1834–1852)
Unionist (1852–1863)
Democratic (1863–1866)
HIGHLIGHTS:
1809:
Admitted to the Bar,
Began Practicing law in Bardstown, Kentucky
1812:
Served in Army during the War of 1812
1812-1813:
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
1822-1823:
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
1823-1833:
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
1833-1835:
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
1834:
Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives
1836-1839:
Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
1839-1840:
Governor of Kentucky
1841-1845:
U.S. Postmaster General
1845:
Sent on a mission to Republic of Texas by President Polk
1849:
Member of the Kentucky State Constitutional Convention
1861:
Attended Peace Conference in Washington, DC
1861-1863:
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
1863:
Unsuccessful Candidate for Governor of Kentucky
1864:
Delegate to the Democratic National Convention
RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
Wikipedia