About William N. Sweeney
Lived 1832 – 1895 (aged 62). William N. Sweeney was an American politician and lawyer.
William Northcut Sweeney (May 5, 1832 – April 21, 1895) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.
Born in Liberty, Kentucky, Sweeney attended the common schools and Bethany College. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1853 and commenced practice in Liberty, Kentucky. He moved to Owensboro, Daviess County, in 1853. He served as prosecuting attorney of Daviess County 1854–1858. He served as presidential elector on the Democratic ticket of Douglas and Johnson in 1860.
Sweeney was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-first Congress (March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871). He was renominated in 1870, but declined to accept the nomination. He resumed the practice of law in Owensboro, Kentucky, and died there April 21, 1895. He was interred in Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery.
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American politician (1832-1895)
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William N. Sweeney was born on 5 May 1832 in Liberty.
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William N. Sweeney died on 21 April 1895 in Owensboro.
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William N. Sweeney was a politician and lawyer.
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