Robert Charles Wickliffe

Robert Charles Wickliffe
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Louisiana's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1909  June 11, 1912
Preceded by George Kent Favrot
Succeeded by Lewis Lovering Morgan
Personal details
Born (1874-05-01)May 1, 1874
Bardstown, Kentucky
Died June 11, 1912(1912-06-11) (aged 38)
Washington, D.C.
Political party Democratic
Relations Grandson of Charles A. Wickliffe
Son of Robert C. Wickliffe
Alma mater Centre College
Tulane University
Military service
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service 1898
Battles/wars Spanish–American War

Robert Charles Wickliffe (May 1, 1874 – June 11, 1912), (grandson of Charles A. Wickliffe and cousin of John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana; born in Bardstown, Kentucky, while his parents were visiting relatives; he attended the public schools of St. Francisville, Louisiana; was graduated from Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, in 1895 and from the law department of Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana in 1897; was admitted to the bar in 1898 and commenced practice in St. Francisville; member of the state constitutional convention in 1898; enlisted as a private in Company E, First Regiment, Louisiana Volunteer Infantry, during the Spanish–American War; was mustered out of the service in October 1898; returned to West Feliciana Parish; district attorney of the twenty-fourth judicial district of Louisiana 1902–1906; elected as a Democrat to the 61st and 62nd congresses, (March 4, 1909 – June 11, 1912), when he was killed while crossing a railroad bridge in Washington, D.C.; interment in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
George K. Favrot
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Louisiana's 6th congressional district

1909–1912
Succeeded by
Lewis L. Morgan
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