William Cullen (representative)

William Cullen
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois
In office
March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885
Preceded byPhilip C. Hayes (7th)
Lewis E. Payson (8th)
Succeeded byThomas J. Henderson (7th)
Ralph Plumb (8th)
Constituency7th district (1881-83)
8th district (1883-85)
Personal details
Born(1826-03-04)March 4, 1826
County Donegal, Ireland
DiedJanuary 17, 1914(1914-01-17) (aged 87)
Ottawa, Illinois, U.S.
PartyRepublican

William Cullen (March 4, 1826 – January 17, 1914) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Born in County Donegal, Ireland, Cullen immigrated to the United States in 1832 with his parents, who settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he attended the public schools and the Allegheny Academy. He later relocated to Adams Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, in 1846 and engaged in agricultural pursuits. Sheriff of LaSalle County, Illinois (1864–65). He moved to Ottawa, Illinois, in 1865, and worked as the political editor of the Ottawa Republican 1871-1887. Cullen was elected as a Republican to the Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885).

Cullen was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1884. He lived in retirement in Ottawa, Illinois, until his death there January 17, 1914. He was interred in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery.

  • United States Congress. "William Cullen (id: C000971)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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