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Philip B. Fouke | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Smith |
| Succeeded by | John T. Stuart |
| Member of theIllinois House of Representatives | |
| In office 1851 | |
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| Born | (1818-01-23)January 23, 1818 |
| Died | October 3, 1876(1876-10-03) (aged 58) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
Philip Bond Fouke (January 23, 1818 – October 3, 1876) was aU.S. Representative fromIllinois.
Born inKaskaskia, Illinois, Fouke attended the public schools and became a civil engineer.He established and published the Belleville Advocate in 1841.He studied law.He wasadmitted to the bar in 1845 and commenced practice inBelleville.He served as prosecuting attorney for the Kaskaskia district (second circuit) 1846–1850.He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1851.He unsuccessfully contested the election ofLyman Trumbull to theThirty-fourth Congress.
Fouke was elected as aDemocrat to theThirty-sixth andThirty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1862.During theCivil War he served as colonel of the30th Illinois Volunteer Infantry and was wounded at theBattle of Belmont.
After the war, he engaged in the practice of law inWashington, D.C., and died there October 3, 1876. He was interred in theCongressional Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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