Otho Singleton | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMississippi's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855 | |
| In office March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861 | |
| In office March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1887 | |
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| Born | Otho Robards Singleton October 14, 1814 (1814-10-14) Nicholasville, Kentucky, United States |
| Died | January 11, 1889 (1889-01-12) (aged 74) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Attorney, politician |
Otho Robards Singleton (October 14, 1814 – January 11, 1889) was aU.S. Representative fromMississippi and a member of theConfederate States Congress during theAmerican Civil War.
Born nearNicholasville, Kentucky, he was the son of Lewis Singleton, ahemp manufacturer who owned a factory nearKeene, Kentucky.[1] Lewis's father, and Otho's grandfather, was Louis Singleton, aJessamine County sheriff andKentucky state senator.[2]
Singleton attended the common schools. He graduated fromSt. Joseph's College,Bardstown, Kentucky, and from the law department of theUniversity of Lexington. He was admitted to the bar in 1838 and commenced practice inCanton, Mississippi. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1846 and 1847. He served in the State senate 1848–1854.
Singleton was elected as aDemocrat to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection.
Singleton was elected to the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses and served from March 4, 1857, until January 12, 1861, when he withdrew.
He served as a representative from Mississippi in theFirst Confederate Congress andSecond Confederate Congress from 1861 to 1865.
Singleton was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1887). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1886.
He died in Washington, D.C., January 11, 1889. He was interred in Canton Cemetery, Canton, Mississippi.
Singleton married; his wife predeceased him.[3] His son, Dr. Richard H. Singleton (born May 9, 1844) was a prominent doctor inLouisville, Kentucky, and a member of the Indiana, Kentucky, and Mississippi medical societies.[2] His daughter, Kate, married Junius M. Smith and lived in North Carolina.[4][5]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMississippi's 3rd congressional district 1853–1855 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMississippi's 4th congressional district 1857–1861 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMississippi's 4th congressional district 1875–1883 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMississippi's 5th congressional district 1883–1887 | Succeeded by |
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