William K. Bond
U.S. Congressperson
1792 – 1864
Who was William K. Bond?
William Key Bond was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born in St. Mary's County, Maryland, Bond attended the schools at Litchfield, Connecticut, where he also studied law at the Litchfield Law School. He moved to Chillicothe, Ohio, in 1812. He was admitted to the bar in 1813 and commenced practice in Chillicothe.
Bond was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress. As a Whig to the Twenty-fifth, and Twenty-sixth Congresses. He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1840. He moved to Cincinnati in 1841 and continued the practice of his profession. He was appointed surveyor of the port of Cincinnati by President Fillmore May 2, 1849, and served until September 28, 1853. He became interested in the development of railroads in the west. He died in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 17, 1864. He was interred in Spring Grove Cemetery.
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- Born
- Oct 2, 1792
St. Mary's County - Also known as
- William Bond
- Education
- Litchfield Law School
- Lived in
- Chillicothe
- Cincinnati
- Died
- Feb 17, 1864
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on July 23, 2013
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