| William Wright Southgate | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 13th district |
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| In office March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Mentor Johnson |
| Succeeded by | William O. Butler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 27, 1800 Newport, Kentucky |
| Died | December 26, 1849 (aged 49) Newport, Kentucky |
| Resting place | Linden Grove Cemetery |
| Political party | Whig |
| Alma mater | Transylvania University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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William Wright Southgate was born November 27, 1800, in Newport, Kentucky. He was the son of Richard Southgate and Ann Winston Hinde. William married Adaliza Keene of Lexington, Ky. on November 7, 1823 and they had 13 children.
William Wright was graduated from Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky.; He moved to Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1821 and commenced practice in Lexington, Kentucky. He was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1827, 1832, and 1836; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1837-March 3, 1839).[1] When he returned to Covington, he purchased the Thomas D. Carneal House (Covington's oldest and most elegant house). In 1840 he added a large wing to accommodate his growing family. He and Adaliza Had 13 Children.
William Wright Southgate died in Covington, Ky., December 26, 1849; Services were held at the Masonic Hall in Covington and burial was in the Southgate vault in Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington, Kentucky. The Licking Valley Register (a local newspaper) said Southgate's unexpected death had "cast a gloom over the city such as we have never before witnessed."
