John G. Carlisle, 31st Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senator and Secretary of the Treasury

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John Griffin Carlisle

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Birthplace: Kenton County, Kentucky
Death: July 31, 1910 (75)
New York, New York, United States
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Son of Lilburn Logan Carlisle and Mary Reynolds
Husband of Mary Jane Carlisle
Father of William Kincaid Carlisle and Laura Carlisle

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About John G. Carlisle, 31st Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senator and Secretary of the Treasury

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http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000152

CARLISLE, John Griffin, a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky; born in Campbell (now Kenton) County, Ky., September 5, 1834; attended the common schools; taught school in Covington and elsewhere for five years; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1858 and commenced practice in Covington, Ky.; member, State house of representatives 1859-1861; member, State senate 1866-1871; lieutenant governor of Kentucky 1871-1875; editor of the Louisville Daily Ledger in 1872; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fifth and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1877, to May 26, 1890, when he resigned, having been elected Senator; Speaker of the House of Representatives (Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth, and Fiftieth Congresses); chairman, Committee on Rules (Forty-eighth through Fiftieth Congresses); elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James B. Beck, and served from May 26, 1890, until February 4, 1893, when he resigned to accept a Cabinet position; Secretary of the Treasury in the Cabinet of President Grover Cleveland 1893-1897; moved to New York City and resumed the practice of law; died in New York City July 31, 1910; interment in Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington, Ky.

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Henry Loomis Nelson was his Private Secretary.

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John G. Carlisle, 31st Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senator and Secretary of the Treasury's Timeline

1834
September 5, 1834
Kenton County, Kentucky
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1910
July 31, 1910
Age 75
New York, New York, United States