Hiram McCullough
{{short description|American politician (1813–1885)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Hiram McCullough
| image = Hiram McCollough - photo portrait seated.jpg
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| caption =
| order =
| office = Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates
| term = 1880
| predecessor = Fetter Schrier Hoblitzell
| successor = Otis Keilholtz
| office2 = Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
| term_start2 = 1880
| term_end2 = 1881
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| alongside2 = Joseph H. Steele and James M. Touchstone
| office3 = Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
| term_start3 = 1865
| term_end3 = 1869
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 =
| state_senate4 = Maryland
| district4 = Cecil County
| term_start4 = 1845
| term_end4 = 1851
| predecessor4 = George R. Howard
| successor4 = John M. Miller
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1813|9|26}}
| birth_place = Elkton, Maryland, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1885|3|4|1813|9|26}}
| death_place = Elkton, Maryland, U.S.
| resting_place = Presbyterian Church
Elkton, Maryland, U.S.
| party = Democratic
| spouse = {{marriage|Sarah Jane Ricketts|1842}}
| children = 2, including Clinton
| education =
| alma_mater =
| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|lawyer}}
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Hiram McCullough (September 26, 1813 – March 4, 1885) was a U.S. Congressman from Maryland who served two terms from 1865 to 1869. McCullough served in the Maryland Senate from 1845 to 1851. He also served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1880 to 1881 and served as the Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1880.
Early life
Hiram McCullough was born on September 26, 1813, near Elkton, Maryland.{{Cite web |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M000395 |title=McCullough, Hugh |work=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |access-date=2023-06-11}} McCullough pursued an academic course at Elkton Academy and later studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1837, commencing practice in Elkton.
Career
McCullough served in the Maryland Senate from 1845 until 1851,{{cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc2600/sc2685/senate/html/cesenate.html |title=Historical List, Senate, Cecil County (1838-1966) |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |date=1999-09-30 |access-date=2023-06-09}} and was an unsuccessful candidate in 1850 for election to the Thirty-second Congress. In 1850, he was appointed one of the codifiers of the laws of Maryland.
McCullough practiced law with Henry C. Mackall.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cecil-whig-the-death-of-citizens-30/126207714/ |title=The Death of Citizens |date=1864-01-30 |newspaper=Cecil Whig |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-06-11}}{{Open access}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cecil-whig-death-of-mrs-h-c-macka/126207798/ |title=Death of Mrs. H. C. Mackall |date=1885-04-18 |newspaper=Cecil Whig |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-06-11}}{{Open access}}
In 1864, McCullough was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congresses, serving Maryland's 1st Congressional district from March 4, 1865, until March 3, 1869. He resumed the practice of law and was for many years counsel for the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1864 and 1868, and later served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1880 and 1881.{{cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc2600/sc2685/house/html/cehouse.html |title=Historical List, House of Delegates, Cecil County (1790-1974) |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |date=2000-02-01 |access-date=2023-06-11}} He was elected Speaker of the House in 1880.
Personal life
McCullough married Sarah Jane Ricketts in January 1842. They had two sons, state senator Clinton and Hiram Rudolph McCullough.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cecil-whig-reminiscences-1-aug-1903/126208121/ |title=Reminiscences |date=1903-08-01 |newspaper=Cecil Whig |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-06-11}}{{Open access}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cecil-whig-clinton-mccullough-13-ap/126099730/ |title=Clinton McCullough |date=1894-04-13 |newspaper=Cecil Whig |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-06-09}}{{Open access}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-midland-journal-h-r-mccullough-9/126207969/ |title=H. R. McCullough |date=1932-09-09 |newspaper=The Midland Journal |page=8 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-06-11}}{{Open access}} His brother was Passmore McCullough.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-capital-death-of-hiram-mcculloug/126207455/ |title=Death of Hiram McCullough |date=1885-03-05 |newspaper=Evening Capital |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-06-11}}{{Open access}}
McCullough died in Elkton on March 4, 1885, and was interred in the Presbyterian Church in Elkton.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cecil-whig-funeral-of-hon-hiram-mcc/126207507/ |title=Funeral of Hon. Hiram McCullough |date=1885-03-14 |newspaper=The Cecil Whig |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-06-11}}{{Open access}}
References
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Category:People from Elkton, Maryland
Category:Politicians from Cecil County, Maryland
Category:Democratic Party Maryland state senators
Category:Speakers of the Maryland House of Delegates
Category:Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland
Category:19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
Category:19th-century members of the Maryland General Assembly