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William N. Sweeney

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American politician
William N. Sweeney
A man with curly black hair and a beard wearing a black jacket and vest and a white shirt
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871
Preceded byBurwell C. Ritter
Succeeded byHenry D. McHenry
Personal details
Born(1832-05-05)May 5, 1832
Liberty, Kentucky
DiedApril 21, 1895(1895-04-21) (aged 62)
Owensboro, Kentucky
Resting placeElmwood Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materBethany College
ProfessionLawyer

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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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byBurwell C. Ritter Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 2nd congressional district
March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 		Succeeded byHenry D. McHenry
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