Walpole G. Colerick
Walpole G. Colerick | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 12th district | |
In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | |
Preceded by | Andrew H. Hamilton |
Succeeded by | Robert Lowry |
Personal details | |
Born | Walpole Gillespie Colerick August 1, 1845 |
Died | January 11, 1911 Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. | (aged 65)
Resting place | Lindenwood Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
Walpole Gillespie Colerick (August 1, 1845 – January 11, 1911) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.
Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Colerick attended public schools and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1872 and commenced practice in Fort Wayne.
Colerick was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883) and was a Supreme Court commissioner from 1883 to 1885. He again engaged in the practice of law in Fort Wayne until his death there on January 11, 1911. He was interred in Lindenwood Cemetery.
References[]
- United States Congress. "Walpole G. Colerick (id: C000623)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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- 1845 births
- 1911 deaths
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana
- Indiana Democrats
- Politicians from Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- 19th-century American politicians