About Eugene Pierce Gillespie
Lived 1852 – 1899 (aged 47). Eugene Pierce Gillespie was an American politician and lawyer.
Eugene Pierce Gillespie (September 24, 1852 – December 16, 1899) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Biography Gillespie was born in Greenville, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools, Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, and St. Michael's College in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in August 1874 and began his legal practice in Greenville.
Gillespie was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892.
He continued the practice of law until his death on December 16, 1899. He was buried at the Shenango Valley Cemetery.
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American politician (1852-1899)
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Eugene Pierce Gillespie was born on 24 September 1852 in Greenville.
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Eugene Pierce Gillespie died on 16 December 1899 in Greenville.
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Eugene Pierce Gillespie was a politician and lawyer.
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