Orlando B. Ficklin
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Orlando Bell Ficklin (December 16, 1808 - May 5, 1886) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Born in Scott County, Kentucky, Ficklin attended the common schools. He was graduated from Transylvania Law School, Lexington, Kentucky, in 1830. He was admitted to the bar in 1830 and commenced practice in Mount Carmel, Illinois. He served in the Black Hawk War as quartermaster in 1832. He served as colonel of the militia of Wabash County in 1833. He was state's attorney for the Wabash circuit in 1835. He served as member of the Illinois House of Representatives in 1835, 1838, and 1842. He moved to Charleston, Illinois in 1837.
Ficklin was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, and Thirtieth Congresses (March 4, 1843-March 3, 1849). He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds (Twenty-ninth Congress).
Ficklin was elected to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1853). He served as chairman of the Committee on District of Columbia (Thirty-second Congress). He resumed the practice of law in Charleston. He served as delegate to the 1856 Democratic National Convention at Charleston, South Carolina, in 1860, and at Chicago in 1864. He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1869 and 1870. He again served in the Illinois House of Representatives in 1878. He died in Charleston, Illinois, and was interred in Mound Cemetery.
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| Preceded by John T. Stuart |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 3rd congressional district 1843-1849 |
Succeeded by Timothy R. Young |
| Preceded by Timothy R. Young |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 3rd congressional district 1851-1853 |
Succeeded by Jesse O. Norton |
