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 Joseph Walker McCorkle

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Joseph Walker McCorkle Famous memorial

Birth
Piqua, Miami County, Ohio, USA
Death
16 Mar 1884 (aged 64)
Branchville, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Piqua, Miami County, Ohio, USA
Memorial ID
8590574 View Source

U.S. Congressman. He attended Kenyon College, studied law, was admitted to the bar about 1842 and commenced to practice law in Dayton, Ohio. He served as postmaster of Dayton, (1845-49), relocated to San Francisco, California, in late1849 and practiced law. He was a member of the California State Assembly, (1850-52) and elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second Congress, serving (1851-53). An unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination, he was appointed judge of the ninth judicial district, serving (1853-57) and practiced law. Moving to Virginia City, Nevada, in 1860, he continued the practice of law and also practiced before the Mexican Claims Commission on the east coast until his death.

U.S. Congressman. He attended Kenyon College, studied law, was admitted to the bar about 1842 and commenced to practice law in Dayton, Ohio. He served as postmaster of Dayton, (1845-49), relocated to San Francisco, California, in late1849 and practiced law. He was a member of the California State Assembly, (1850-52) and elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second Congress, serving (1851-53). An unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination, he was appointed judge of the ninth judicial district, serving (1853-57) and practiced law. Moving to Virginia City, Nevada, in 1860, he continued the practice of law and also practiced before the Mexican Claims Commission on the east coast until his death.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith


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