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| Affiliation | Whig |
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| Name | Thomas M. Kilpatrick |
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Winchester, Illinois , United States |
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October 10, 1807
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| Died | April 06, 1862
(54 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
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| Info | Killpatrick moved to Columbus, Ohio, as a teenager and married Catharine Sells in 1829, with whom he had eight children. He relocated to Winchester, Illinois, in 1833 and established a pottery factory, which he ran until 1849. A Whig and later Republican, Killpatrick unsuccessfully ran for the Illinois House of Representatives in 1836 but subsequently won election to the Illinois Senate and served there from 1840 to 1847. He ran for governor in 1846 but lost to Augustus C. French. He assisted in the organization of Scott County and was an active Methodist. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, Killpatrick enlisted in the 28th Illinois Infantry, the members of which selected him as their captain. He later earned a promotion to colonel and was in command of the regiment when he was killed in action at Shiloh.
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