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James Kilbourne
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In office
March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 |
| Preceded by | new district |
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| Succeeded by | Philemon Beecher |
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In office
December 1, 1823 – December 5, 1824 |
| Preceded by | David Smith |
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| Succeeded by | G. W. Williams |
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In office
December 3, 1838 – December 1, 1839 |
| Preceded by | Alfred Kelly
Robert Neil |
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| Succeeded by | B. Comstock |
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| Born | (1770-10-19)October 19, 1770
New Britain, Connecticut Colony, British America |
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| Died | April 9, 1850(1850-04-09) (aged 79)
Worthington, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
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James Kilbourne (October 19, 1770 – April 9, 1850) was an American surveyor, politician from Ohio, and Episcopalian clergyman. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1813 to 1817.
Early life and career
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Kilbourne was born in New Britain in the Connecticut Colony, and moved his family to Ohio in 1803, when he founded the city of Worthington, Ohio. His ancestors came to the Americas from Yorkshire, England.[1] In 1804 a group he led founded St. John's Episcopal Church. In 1805 he was appointed United States surveyor of public lands. During the War of 1812, Kilbourne served as colonel of a frontier regiment.
In 1991, Worthington Kilbourne High School and Kilbourne Middle School, named after James Kilbourne, opened in the Worthington City School District.
He was a trustee of Ohio University from 1804 to 1820.[2]
Congress and Ohio legislature
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Kilbourne was elected as a Democratic-Republican to two terms in the United States House of Representatives, representing Ohio's fifth district from 1813 to 1817. He was also a member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1823, 1824, 1838 and 1839.
Later life
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Kilbourne served as an Ohio presidential elector for James Monroe in the 1820 presidential election.[3]
He was the father of Byron Kilbourn, also a surveyor, who was a founder and mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
References
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^ Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899). Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 ... Vol. 1. Columbus: Press of the Westbote Co., State Printers. p. 102. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Google Books.
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