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.
- United States Congress. "Robert Charles Wickliffe (id: W000443)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Robert Charles Wickliffe | |
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| 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 | May 1, 1874 Bardstown, Kentucky |
| Died | June 11, 1912 (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 | |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1898 |
| Battles/wars | Spanish–American War |
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External links edit
- Cemetery Memorial by La-Cemeteries
- "Killed by a Train", The Emporia Gazette, Kansas, 11 June 1912
- Robert C. Wickliffe, late a representative from Louisiana, Memorial addresses delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1913
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