About John O. Pendleton
Lived 1851 – 1916 (aged 65). John O. Pendleton was an American politician and lawyer.
John Overton Pendleton (July 4, 1851 – December 24, 1916) was a U.S. representative from West Virginia.
Biography Pendleton was born in Wellsburg, West Virginia (then part of Virginia), the son of Confederate veteran Joseph H. Pendleton and Margaret (Ewing) Pendleton. His family moved to Wheeling, West Virginia (then part of Virginia) in 1851.
Later life Pendleton was an unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination in 1894. After leaving Congress he resumed the practice of law in Wheeling. He died in Wheeling on December 24, 1916, and was interred at Greenwood Cemetery in Wheeling.
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American politician (1851–1916)
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John O. Pendleton was born on 4 July 1851 in Wellsburg.
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John O. Pendleton died on 24 December 1916 in Wheeling.
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John O. Pendleton was a politician and lawyer.
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John O. Pendleton was American.
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