Jacob Golladay
| 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 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 19, 1819 Lebanon, Tennessee, USA |
| Died | May 20, 1887 (aged 68) Logan County, Kentucky, USA |
| Resting place | Maple Grove Cemetery |
| Political party | Whig Constitutional Unionist Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Cheatham |
| Relations | Brother of Edward Isaac Golladay |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
| Religion | Christian |
Jacob Shall Golladay (January 19, 1819 – May 20, 1887) was a 19th-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.
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 in 1838 to Nashville and in 1845 to Kentucky, where he practiced 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]
Politics
In 1851 Golladay won election as a Whig to the Kentucky House of Representatives representing Allensville. He resigned in 1853 to take up a seat in the Kentucky Senate, stepping down in 1855 after a single term.
In 1860, Jacob was chosen as an elector for Constitutional Union Party presidential candidate John Bell and running mate Edward Everett for the Kentucky's 3rd congressional district. This party favored preservation of the Union, but urged compromise and peaceful solutions.
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 but retired on February 28, 1870, before the end of his term.
Later life
After Congress, Golladay resumed his legal practice in Allensville, Kentucky. He died near Russellville in 1887 and was buried next to his son in Maple Grove Cemetery.
References
- ↑ Armstrong, J. M. (June 1980). Biographical Encyclopedia of Kentucky: Of the Dead and Living Men of the Nineteenth Century. Southern Historical Press. ISBN 978-0-89308-193-5.
- ↑ Golladay, Bill (September 2005). "John Jacob Golladay". Retrieved 2007-09-12.
External links
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Elijah Hise |
United States Representative, Kentucky 3rd District 1867–1870 |
Succeeded by Joseph Lewis |
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