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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—Kentucky / USJohn Griffin CARLISLE
(1834-1910)
Senate Years of Service:
1890-1893Party: DemocratCARLISLE, John Griffin, a
Representative and a Senator from Kentucky; born in Campbell (now
Kenton) County, Ky., September 5, 1834; attended the common
schools; taught school in Covington and elsewhere for five years;
studied law; admitted to the bar in 1858 and commenced practice in
Covington, Ky.; member, State house of representatives 1859-1861;
member, State senate 1866-1871; lieutenant governor of Kentucky
1871-1875; editor of the Louisville Daily Ledger in 1872; elected
as a Democrat to the Forty-fifth and to the six succeeding
Congresses and served from March 4, 1877, to May 26, 1890, when he
resigned, having been elected Senator; Speaker of the House of
Representatives (Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth, and Fiftieth
Congresses); chairman, Committee on Rules (Forty-eighth through
Fiftieth Congresses); elected as a Democrat to the United States
Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James B. Beck,
and served from May 26, 1890, until February 4, 1893, when he
resigned to accept a Cabinet position; Secretary of the Treasury in
the Cabinet of President Grover Cleveland 1893-1897; moved to New
York City and resumed the practice of law; died in New York City
July 31, 1910; interment in Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington,
Ky.
Bibliography
American National Biography; Dictionary of American
Biography; Barnes, James. John G. Carlisle, Financial
Statesman. 1931. Reprint. Gloucester, Mass.: P. Smith Co.,
1967.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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