William Cumback
William Cumback | |
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James H. Lane | |
| Succeeded by | James B. Foley |
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| Born | March 24, 1829 Mount Carmel, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | July 31, 1905 (aged 76) Greensburg, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (after 1860) People's (1854–1860) Whig (before 1854) |
| Spouses | Martha Hurlburt (m. 1851)Laura Wachstatter (m. 1901) |
| Education | Cincinnati Law School |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
William Cumback (March 24, 1829 – July 31, 1905) was an American lawyer and Civil War veteran who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1855 to 1857.
Biography
Born near Mount Carmel, Indiana, Cumback attended the common schools and was graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. He taught school two years. He studied law at the
Congress
Cumback was elected as an
He resumed the practice of law.
Civil War
He was appointed a paymaster in the Army and served throughout the Civil War. He served as member of the State senate in 1866. The 16th Lieutenant Governor of Indiana in 1868.
Later career and death
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1869.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination for governor in 1896.
He died in Greensburg, Indiana, July 31, 1905. He was interred in South Park Cemetery.
Legacy
William Cumback is the namesake of the community of Cumback, Indiana.[1]
Notes and references
- ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...and named for Hoosier politician William Cumback.
- United States Congress. "William Cumback (id: C000980)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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