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William Cumback | |
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| 16thLieutenant Governor of Indiana | |
| In office January 23, 1867 – January 13, 1873 Acting: January 23, 1867 – January 11, 1869 | |
| Governor | Conrad Baker |
| Preceded by | Conrad Baker |
| Succeeded by | Leonidas Sexton |
| Member of theIndiana Senate fromDecatur County | |
| In office January 10, 1867 – January 7, 1869 | |
| Preceded by | D. R. VanBuskirk |
| Succeeded by | W. J. Robinson |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | |
| Preceded by | James H. Lane |
| Succeeded by | James B. Foley |
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| Born | (1829-03-24)March 24, 1829 Mount Carmel,Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | July 31, 1905(1905-07-31) (aged 76) Greensburg, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (after 1860) People's (1854–1860) Whig (before 1854) |
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| Education | Miami University Cincinnati Law School |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
William Cumback (March 24, 1829 – July 31, 1905) was an American lawyer andCivil War veteran who served one term as aU.S. Representative fromIndiana from 1855 to 1857.
Born nearMount Carmel, Indiana, Cumback attended the common schools and was graduated fromMiami University,Oxford, Ohio.He taught school two years.He studied law at theCincinnati Law School.He wasadmitted to the bar and commenced practice inGreensburg, Indiana, in 1853.
Cumback was elected as anIndiana People's Party candidate to theThirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1856, and thereafter resumed practicing law.
He was appointed apaymaster in the Army and served throughout theCivil War.He served as member of the State senate in 1866.The16th Lieutenant Governor of Indiana in 1868.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to theUnited States Senate in 1869.
President U.S. Grant nominated Cumback as theU.S. Minister to Portugal in 1870 but he declined the appointment.He served as a United States revenue collector from 1871 to 1883.He also served as a trustee ofDePauw University inGreencastle, Indiana.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination for governor in 1896.
He died inGreensburg, Indiana, July 31, 1905.He was interred in South Park Cemetery.
William Cumback is the namesake of the community ofCumback, Indiana.[1]
...and named for Hoosier politician William Cumback.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Indiana 1869 – 1873 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 4th congressional district 1855-1857 | Succeeded by |
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