Eugene Pierce Gillespie

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Eugene Pierce Gillespie (September 24, 1852–December 16, 1899) was a Democrat member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Eugene P. Gillespie was born in Greenville, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools, Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, and St. Michael’s College in Toronto, Canada. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in August 1874 and commenced practice in Greenville.

Gillespie elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892. He continued the practice of law until his death in 1899. Interment in Shenango Valley Cemetery.

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• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• The Political Graveyard

Preceded by Charles C. Townsend

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 25th congressional district 1891 - 1893

Succeeded by Thomas W. Phillips