Robert Charles Wickliffe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Charles Wickliffe

American politician

Date of Birth: 01-May-1874

Place of Birth: Bardstown, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 11-Jun-1912

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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.