Jacob Golladay

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Jacob Shall Golladay
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 3rd district
In office December 5, 1867 – February 28, 1870
Preceded by	Elijah Hise
Succeeded by	Joseph Lewis

Born	January 19, 1819 Allensville, Kentucky, USA
Died	May 20, 1887 Russellville, Kentucky, USA
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Elizabeth Cheatham
Profession	Politician, Lawyer
Religion	Christian

Jacob Shall Golladay (January 19, 1819 - May 20, 1887) was a nineteenth century politician from Kentucky. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives and Senate, followed by two terms as a United States Representative for the 3rd congressional district.

1 Early life
2 Politics
3 Later life
4 References
5 See also

[edit] Early life

Golladay's father Isaac was a French Hugenot who emigrated to Virginia to escape persecution.^[1] The family name may be an anglicised version of the French surname "Gallaudet".

In 1815 the family moved to Lebanon, Tennessee where both Jacob and his younger brother Edward were born. After attending public school, Jacob moved to Nashville in 1838 and thence to Kentucky in 1845 where he practised as a lawyer. In 1846 he married Elizabeth Cheatham. Their only son, John Jacob, died at the age of 15 and was buried at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Russellville.^[2]

[edit] Politics

Golladay won election to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1851 representing Allensville. He resigned in 1853 to take up a seat in the Kentucky Senate, stepping down in 1855 after a single term.

On December 5, 1867 he was elected as a Democrat to the Fortieth Congress, representing Kentucky's 3rd congressional district following the death of the previous Representative Elijah Hise. He was re-elected to the Forty-first Congress and served until his retirement due on February 28, 1870.

[edit] Later life

After Congress, Golladay resumed his legal practise in Allensville. He died near Russellville in 1887 and was buried next to his son in Maple Grove Cemetery.