Wingfield Bullock
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Wingfield Bullock was a U.S. Representative
from Kentucky
.
Born in Spotsylvania, Virginia, Bullock studied law.
He moved to Kentucky.
He served as member of the Kentucky Senate
from Shelby County from 1812 to 1814.
Bullock was elected as a Democratic-Republican
to the Seventeenth
Congress (March 4, 1821 – October 13, 1821).
He died on October 13, 1821, in Shelbyville, Kentucky
.
He was interred in an old burying ground near Shelbyville.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
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Born in Spotsylvania, Virginia, Bullock studied law.
He moved to Kentucky.
He served as member of the Kentucky Senate
Kentucky Senate
The Kentucky Senate is the upper house of the Kentucky General Assembly. The Kentucky Senate is composed of 38 members elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. There are no term limits for Kentucky Senators...
from Shelby County from 1812 to 1814.
Bullock was elected as a Democratic-Republican
Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...
to the Seventeenth
17th United States Congress
The Seventeenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1821 to March 3, 1823, during the fifth and sixth...
Congress (March 4, 1821 – October 13, 1821).
He died on October 13, 1821, in Shelbyville, Kentucky
Shelbyville, Kentucky
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,085 people, 3,822 households, and 2,549 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,333.5 people per square mile . There were 4,117 housing units at an average density of 544.4 per square mile...
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He was interred in an old burying ground near Shelbyville.