William Cullen (representative), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Cullen (representative)

U.S. Representative from Illinois

Date of Birth: 04-Mar-1826

Place of Birth: County Donegal, Ireland

Date of Death: 17-Jan-1914

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

William Cullen (March 4, 1826 – January 17, 1914) was a U.S.
Representative from Illinois. Born in County Donegal, Ireland, Cullen immigrated to the United States in 1832 with his parents, who settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he attended the public schools and the Allegheny Academy.
He later relocated to Adams Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, in 1846 and engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Sheriff of LaSalle County, Illinois (1864-65).
He moved to Ottawa, Illinois, in 1865, and worked as the political editor of the Ottawa Republican 1871-1887.
Cullen was elected as a Republican to the Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885). Cullen was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1884.
He lived in retirement in Ottawa, Illinois, until his death there January 17, 1914.
He was interred in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery.