John O. Pendleton

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". 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.[1] His family moved to Wheeling, West Virginia (then part of Virginia) in 1851.[1] He attended Aspen Hill Academy in Louisa County, Virginia from 1865 to 1869.[1] From 1869 to 1871 he was a student at Bethany College.[1] He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1874 and commenced practice in Wheeling.[1]

Pendleton was active in politics as a Democrat.[1] In 1886, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the West Virginia.[1]

In March 1889, he presented credentials as a Member-elect to the 51st United States Congress Congress and took his seat.[1] He served from March 4, 1889, to February 26, 1890, when he was succeeded by George W. Atkinson, who successfully contested the election.[1] Atkinson served out the remainder of the term, until March 3, 1891.[1]

In 1890, Pendleton was elected to the 52nd Congress.[1] He was reelected to the 53rd Congress in 1892, and he served from March 4, 1891, to March 3, 1895.[1] In the 53rd Congress, Pendleton was chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims.[2]

Later life

Pendleton was an unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination in 1894.[2] After leaving Congress he resumed the practice of law in Wheeling.[2] He died in Wheeling on December 24, 1916, and was interred at Greenwood Cemetery in Wheeling.[2]

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