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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaWilliam Allen CULLOP
(1853-1927)
CULLOP, William Allen, a
Representative from Indiana; born near Oaktown, Knox County, Ind.,
March 28, 1853; attended the common schools; was graduated from
Hanover (Ind.) College in June 1878; professor for two years in
Vincennes (Ind.) University; studied law; was admitted to the bar
in 1881 and commenced practice in Vincennes, Ind.; prosecuting
attorney of the twelfth judicial circuit 1883-1886; member of the
State house of representatives 1891-1893; delegate to the
Democratic National Conventions in 1892 and 1896; elected as a
Democrat to the Sixty-first and to the three succeeding Congresses
(March 4, 1909-March 3, 1917); unsuccessful candidate for
renomination in 1916; unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic
nomination as United States Senator in 1926; resumed the practice
of law and was also interested in various business enterprises;
died in Vincennes, Ind., October 9, 1927; interment in Greenlawn
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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