John Edward Halsell (September 11, 1826 – December 26, 1899) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

John E. Halsell
Mayor of Bowling Green, Kentucky
In office
December 5, 1888 – December 5, 1889
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887
Preceded byJohn W. Caldwell
Succeeded byW. Godfrey Hunter
Personal details
Born
John Edward Halsell

(1826-09-11)September 11, 1826
Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedDecember 26, 1899(1899-12-26) (aged 73)
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Resting placeFair View Cemetery, Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materCumberland University
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer

Born near Bowling Green, Kentucky, Halsell attended the common schools at Rich Pond, Kentucky, and Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1856 and commenced practice in Bowling Green. He served as prosecuting attorney of Warren County for four years.

Halsell was elected circuit judge of the fourth judicial district of Kentucky in 1870.

Halsell was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887). He served as chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims (Forty-ninth Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination. He resumed the practice of law. He served as mayor of Bowling Green from December 5, 1888, to December 5, 1889. He moved to Fort Worth, Texas, and continued the practice of law. He died in Fort Worth, December 26, 1899. He was interred in Fair View Cemetery, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

References

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  • United States Congress. "John E. Halsell (id: H000086)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by United States Representative, Kentucky 3rd District
1883–1887
Succeeded by