- Joseph C. McKibbin
Joseph Chambers McKibbin (
May 14 ,1824 -July 1 ,1896 ) was aCalifornia Democratic politician.McKibbin was born 1824 in
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania .He received a common-school education then attended
Princeton College 1840-1842.He moved to California in 1849 during theCalifornia Gold Rush , settling in Sierra County.He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1852, practicing in Downieville.McKibbin was a member of the
California State Senate in 1852 and 1853,then elected as a Democrat to the 35th Congress, and served during 1857-1859. He lost his bid for re-election in 1858.During the Civil War McKibbin enlisted in the
Union Army in 1861 and was one of the first six Cavalry officers appointed by PresidentAbraham Lincoln .He served as a colonel and aide-de-camp on the staffs of Major GeneralHenry W. Halleck and Major GeneralGeorge H. Thomas .After the Civil War, McKibbon settled inWashington, D.C. as a general contractor.He purchased the property atMarshall Hall, Maryland , in 1883.McKibbin died 1896 at
Marshall Hall, Maryland and is buried inArlington National Cemetery .External links
* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000514 Congressional Biography]
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