James Kilbourne
James Kilbourne | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 | |
| Preceded by | new district |
| Succeeded by | Philemon Beecher |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Franklin County | |
| In office December 1, 1823 – December 5, 1824 | |
| Preceded by | David Smith |
| Succeeded by | G. W. Williams |
| In office December 3, 1838 – December 1, 1839 | |
| Preceded by | Alfred Kelly Robert Neil |
| Succeeded by | B. Comstock |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Kilbourne October 19, 1770 |
| Died | April 9, 1850 (aged 79) |
| Party | Democratic-Republican |
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James Kilbourne (October 19, 1770 – April 9, 1850) was an American surveyor, War of 1812 veteran, politician from Ohio, and Episcopalian clergyman. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1813 to 1817.
Early life and career
[edit | edit source]Kilbourne was born in New Britain in the Connecticut Colony, and moved his family to Ohio in 1803, when he founded the city of Worthington, Ohio. His ancestors came to the Americas from Yorkshire, England.[1] In 1804 a group he led founded St. John's Episcopal Church in Worthington, Ohio.
In 1805 he was appointed United States surveyor of public lands. During the War of 1812, Kilbourne served as colonel of a frontier regiment.
In 1991, Worthington Kilbourne High School and Kilbourne Middle School, named after James Kilbourne, opened in the Worthington City School District.
He was a trustee of Ohio University from 1804 to 1820.[2]
Congress and Ohio legislature
[edit | edit source]Kilbourne was elected as a Democratic-Republican to two terms in the United States House of Representatives, representing Ohio's fifth district from 1813 to 1817.
He was also a member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1823, 1824, 1838 and 1839.
Later life
[edit | edit source]Kilbourne served as an Ohio presidential elector for James Monroe in the 1820 presidential election.[3]
He died on April 9, 1850 in Worthington, Ohio at the age of 79.
Family
[edit | edit source]He was the father of Byron Kilbourn, also a surveyor, who was a founder and mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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- Members of the Ohio House of Representatives
- American surveyors
- American people of English descent
- People from Worthington, Ohio
- Ohio lawyers
- 1770 births
- 1850 deaths
- Politicians from New Britain, Connecticut
- 1820 United States presidential electors
- American military personnel of the War of 1812
- Ohio University trustees
- Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- 19th-century United States representatives
- 19th-century members of the Ohio General Assembly
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