Robert C. Kirk
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Robert C. Kirk
Robert C. Kirk was an American politician who served as the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Ohio from 1860 to 1862.[1]
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Robert C. Kirk was born February 26, 1821 in Mount Pleasant, Jefferson County, Ohio.[2] He attended the schools in Mount Pleasant and entered Franklin College in New Athens, Ohio, but did not graduate.[2] Other sources say he entered Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.[3][4] He returned to his native town and studied medicine, and then took a course at University of Pennsylvania medical school in Philadelphia.[3][4]
Kirk moved to Fulton County, Illinois and began a medical practice. Some years later, he returned to Ohio and was in the mercantile business in Mount Vernon. He moved to Winona, Minnesota for a year and then returned to Mount Vernon.[2] In 1855, he was elected to the Ohio State Senate,[5] and in 1859 he was elected Lieutenant Governor on the Republican ticket, serving one two year term. Three years later, President Lincoln appointed him Minister to the Argentine Republic. He resigned in 1866 and returned to Ohio.[2]
In 1869, President Grant appointed Kirk to be the Minister to Argentina and Uruguay. He resigned in 1871. In 1873, Governor Noyes appointed him Commissioner to represent Ohio at the Vienna Exposition. In 1875, he was appointed Collector of Internal Revenue for the Thirteenth Ohio District. He later returned to private life in Mount Vernon.
Kirk died in 1898 at age 77.[4]
On December 11, 1843, Kirk married Eleanor Hogg, of Mt. Pleasant. They had four children.[3] Kirk married a second time to Alice V. Hutchison on August 31, 1893.[4] He was a Freemason and member of I.O.O.F. and the Methodist Episcopal Church.[4]
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Notes
- ^ "Lieutenant Governors Of The State Of Ohio: 1852 - Present". Ohio Secretary of State. http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/HistoricalElectionComparisons/Lieutenant%20Governors%20of%20the%20State%20of%20Ohio%201852%20-%20present.aspx. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
- ^ a b c d Smith 1898 : 97
- ^ a b c Williams 1912 : 548-550
- ^ a b c d e Biographical Record 1902 : 27-29
- ^ Ohio 1917 : 238
References
- Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company. http://books.google.com/books?id=eaAFAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA97.
- Ohio General Assembly (1917). Manual of legislative practice in the General Assembly. State of Ohio. http://books.google.com/books?id=7qesAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA238.
- Williams, Albert B., ed. (1912). Past and present of Knox County, Ohio. 2. Indianapolis: B F Bowen & Co.. pp. 548–550. http://books.google.com/books?id=fzsVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA549&dq=robert+c+kirk+mt+pleasant+ohio.
- The Biographical record of Knox County, Ohio: to which is added an elaborate compendium of National Biography. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co.. 1902. pp. 27–29. http://books.google.com/books?id=pREVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA27&dq=robert+c+kirk.
- Robert C. Kirk at Find a Grave
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Martin Welker |
Lieutenant Governor of Ohio 1860-1862 |
Succeeded by Benjamin Stanton |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by Robert M. Palmer |
Minister Resident to Argentina June 21, 1862-July 26, 1866 |
Succeeded by Alexander Asboth |
| Preceded by Henry G. Worthington |
Minister Resident to Argentina July 8, 1869-November 4, 1871 |
Succeeded by Julius White |
| Preceded by Henry G. Worthington |
Minister Resident to Uruguay July 24, 1869-July 6, 1870 |
Succeeded by John L. Stevens |
| Ohio Senate | ||
| Preceded by John T. Creigh |
Senator from 17th District 1856-1857 |
Succeeded by David Miles |
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