William Sebring Kirkpatrick

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William Sebring Kirkpatrick


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 8th district
In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899
Preceded by	Joseph J. Hart
Succeeded by	Laird H. Barber
Attorney General of Pennsylvania
In office January 18, 1887 – January 10, 1891
Preceded by	Lewis C. Cassidy
Succeeded by	W. U. Hensel
Personal details
Born	(1844-04-21)April 21, 1844
Died	November 3, 1932(1932-11-03) (aged 88)
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth H. Jones
Children	2
Alma mater	Lafayette College

William Sebring Kirkpatrick (April 21, 1844 – November 3, 1932) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

William S. Kirkpatrick (father of William Huntington Kirkpatrick) was born in Easton, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and Lafayette College in Easton. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Easton. He was the solicitor of Easton from 1866 to 1874. He worked as a teacher in the Easton public schools in 1868 and 1869. He was appointed president judge of the third judicial district in 1874, and served as a member of the faculty of Lafayette College from 1875 to 1877 and member of the board of trustees from 1890 to 1932. He presided temporarily over the Republican State convention in 1882. He was a delegate to the 1884 Republican National Convention. He was Attorney General of Pennsylvania from 1887 to 1891. He served as lecturer on municipal law at Lafayette College.

Kirkpatrick was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1894. He was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1898. He resumed the practice of law and died in Easton, in 1932. Interment in Easton Cemetery.

Sources

United States Congress. "William Sebring Kirkpatrick (id: K000241)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
The Political Graveyard
Jordan, John W. (1914). Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography: Illustrated. 1. Lewis Historical Publishing Company.
Heller, William J. (1920). History of Northampton County and the Grand Valley of the Lehigh. 2. Boston: American Historical Society.

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Joseph J. Hart	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district 1897-1899	Succeeded by Laird H. Barber
Legal offices
Preceded by Lewis C. Cassidy	Attorney General of Pennsylvania 1887–1891	Succeeded by W. U. Hensel

Pennsylvania Attorneys General

Colonial (1683–1776)	John White Samuel Hersent John White Lloyd John Moore Robert Assheton Paromlus Parmyter George Lowther Thomas Clarke Robert Quarry Henry Wilson Hamilton Joseph Growden Jr. John Kinsey Francis Chew Allen

Council-appointed (1776–91)	Morris J. D. Sergeant Bradford

Governor-appointed (1791–1980)	Bradford Ingersoll McKean Dickerson W. Franklin J. Reed Rush Ingersoll Ellmaker T. Sergeant Elder Smith Blythe Ellmaker Markley Douglas Lewis Dallas J. Todd W. B. Reed Johnson J. Kane Read Champneys Cooper Darragh T. Franklin Campbell Hughes T. Franklin Knox Purviance Meredith B. H. Brewster F. C. Brewster Dimmick Lear Palmer Cassidy Kirkpatrick Hensel McCormick Elkin Carson M. H. Todd Bell Brown Schaffer Alter Woodruff Baldrige Woods Schnader Margiotti Bard Reno Shockley Duff Chidsey Margiotti Woodside Truscott H. Cohen McBride Alpern Stahl Alessandroni Friedman Sennett Speaker Creamer Packel R. Kane Gornish Blewitt Biester Bartle

Elected (since 1980)	Zimmerman Preate W. Cohen (Acting) Corbett Fisher Pappert Corbett Ryan (Acting) Kelly K. Kane Castor (Acting) Beemer Shapiro (Elect)

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