Elisha D. Cullen
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Elisha Dickerson Cullen, (April 23, 1799 – February 8, 1862) was an American lawyer and politician from Georgetown, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the American Party, who served as U. S. Representative from Delaware.
Cullen was born in Millsboro, Sussex County, Del., April 23, 1799; attended Princeton College; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1821 and commenced practice in Georgetown, Del; elected as the candidate of the American Party to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855-March 3, 1857); was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1856 to the Thirty-fifth Congress; resumed the practice of law; died in Georgetown, Del., on February 8, 1862; interment in the Presbyterian Churchyard, Lewes, Del.
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| Preceded by: George R. Riddle |
U.S. Representative from Delaware (at-large) March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
Succeeded by: William G. Whiteley |
[edit] References
- U.S. Congress (2005). Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress. Retrieved December 24, 2005.
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