Daniel Kilgore

Who was Daniel Kilgore?

Daniel Kilgore was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born at Kings Creek, Virginia, Kilgore received a liberal schooling. He moved to Cadiz, Ohio, and served as member of the Ohio Senate from 1828 to 1832.

Kilgore was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Humphrey H. Leavitt. Kilgore was again elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress. He was reelected, this time as a Democrat, to the Twenty-fifth Congress. He subsequently served from December 1, 1834, until July 4, 1838, when he resigned from politics.

Kilgore moved to Steubenville, Ohio in 1850, and was elected president of the Steubenville and Indiana Railroad. He died while visiting New York City. He died on December 12, 1851.