Joseph Lecompte (December 15, 1797 – April 25, 1851) was aUnited States representative fromKentucky. He was born inWoodford County, Kentucky near the town ofGeorgetown, Kentucky. He moved toHenry County, Kentucky with his parents, who settled in Lecomptes Bottom on the Kentucky River where he attended the common schools. Later, he engaged in agricultural pursuits. He owned slaves.[1]
Lecompte served during theWar of 1812. He was a member of the Kentucky Riflemen. During the conflict, he participated in theBattle of New Orleans. After the war, he served as a major in theKentucky militia.
Lecompte was a member of theKentucky House of Representatives in 1819, 1822, 1838, 1839, and 1844. He was elected to theNineteenth Congress and reelected to the Twentieth and Twenty-first Congresses and reelected as a Jacksonian to theTwenty-second Congress (March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1832. After leaving Congress, he resumed agricultural pursuits and was later a member of the Kentucky constitutional convention in 1850. He died in Henry County, Kentucky in 1851 and was buried in the private cemetery in Lecomptes Bottom, on theKentucky River,Henry County, Kentucky.
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